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You can add your own CSS here. Please read it carefully and consider what it says. Time: 56 minutes Description: During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants discusses the compliance challenges and conflicts of interest faced by independent registered investment advisers that allow their investment adviser representatives to also conduct brokerage business as registered representatives of an independent broker-dealer. During this webinar, our consultants will discuss the importance of clearly understanding the compliance differences between these two roles and implementing strong compliance policies and procedures to address the risks and conflicts of interest associated with offering both business models.
We also discuss the risks associated with being dually registered in these capacities. Additionally, our compliance consultants provide some tips and best practices for developing a compliance program to address these risks and conflicts.
RIA Compliance Consultants provides insight regarding what an investment adviser should look at and consider in assessing the strength of its compliance program. Additionally, tips are provided regarding elements that should be included as part of and beyond the compliance program to make sure the investment adviser has a strong compliance culture in place.
Preparing for a Regulatory Exam. Time: 68 minutes Description: During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants provides an overview of the regulatory exam process, the different types of exams conducted, and the types of documents that may be requested during an exam.
Additionally, we provide tips and recommendations to help your investment adviser make sure that they are ready for an examination. Investment Adviser Books and Records Requirements. Time: 74 minutes Description: During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants provide an overview of Rule of the Investment Advisers Act to help provide investment advisers with a general understanding of the types of documents that investment advisers are required to maintain; the length of time that investment advisers must maintain the records required under this rule; and the requirements for maintaining records electronically.
Our consultants discuss some common exam deficiencies related to Rule and will provide some tips and best practices to avoid those deficiencies.
After a brief discussion about documenting the annual compliance review, our consultants provide a demonstration of our RIA Express — Compliance Review. This is our online compliance tool we have developed to help guide investment advisers through the process of reviewing the effectiveness of their investment adviser compliance programs.
Time: 62 minutes Description: This was the thirteenth and final session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process. During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants discuss some of the books and records related to client documents and proxy voting that are required under Rule of the Investment Advisers Act of Our consultants address some of the documentation and reports that may not be specifically referenced under Rule but are commonly requested by regulators.
Our consultants discuss the need for written policies and procedures to address client documentation, proxy voting, and advising foreign clients. Time: 57 minutes Description: This was the twelfth session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process.
During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants briefly discuss of the importance of and having written policies and procedures to address complaints, regulatory exams, regulatory investigations, and whistleblower complaints. Time: 63 minutes Description: This was the eleventh session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process.
During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants briefly discuss some of the books and records related to trading, portfolio management, and financial planning that are required under Rule of the Investment Advisers Act of Our consultants also discuss some of the documentation and reports that may not be specifically referenced under Rule but are commonly requested by regulators.
Our consultants address the importance of ongoing supervision and review of these documents. Time: 72 minutes Description: This was the tenth session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process. During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants briefly discuss an overview of the importance of and requirements for having a business continuity and disaster recovery plan as well as the need to periodically test and assess the plan.
Cybersecurity is an ongoing focus of regulators and is likely something that will be assessed during a regulatory exam. Our consultants provide a brief overview of the guidance that has been provided by the SEC as well as provide some best practices and tips for information security safeguards that investment advisers should have in their written plans.
Time: 70 minutes Description: This was the ninth session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process. During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants discusses some of the limitations or restrictions related to fees billed to advisory clients. Additionally, our consultants also provide a brief overview of the Schedule 13 filings required for some investment advisers and some of the filings or disclosures that may be required for investment advisers who are managing private funds.
Time: 67 minutes Description: This was the eighth session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process. During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants discusses some of the basic company records, lists, and reports that should be maintained by investment advisers.
Our consultants cover the records specifically referenced under the Investment Advisers Act of , Rule , the Books and Records to be Maintained by Investment Advisers, as well as some of the organizational and operational records, lists, and reports not specifically referenced under Rule but commonly requested by regulators.
Our consultants provide tips and recommendations regarding records that should be reviewed during the annual compliance review process. Time: 66 minutes Description: This was the seventh session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process.
Our consultants provide an overview of the electronic recordkeeping requirements under Rule of the Investment Advisers Act of and the requirements for protection confidential client information under Regulation S-P as well as the requirements related to privacy policy notices that must be provided to clients. Time: 64 minutes Description: This was the sixth session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process.
Additionally, we discuss the supervisory responsibilities related to investment advisers using service providers to assist with providing services to clients or performing ongoing compliance and regulatory responsibilities.
We provide a brief overview of the requirements for solicitor arrangements under Rule 4 -3 of the Investment Advisers Act of Participation in prior sessions of our webinar series is not required in order to benefit from attending this webinar session. Time: 64 minutes Description: This is the fifth session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process.
We provide a brief review of Rule 4 -1 under the Investment Advisers Act of and the related books and records requirements under Rule Time: 70 minutes Description: This was the fourth session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process. During this webinar, we discuss the supervision responsibilities related to having more than one investment adviser representative licensed under an adviser firm.
One specific area that is discussed during the webinar will be the supervision of investment adviser representatives located in branch office locations. This was one of the areas identified as a examination priority by the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We also talk about the supervision of outside business activities for the firm and it supervised persons. One of our senior compliance consultants discusses ongoing supervisory responsibilities and provides examples of areas that should be reviewed and tested as part of the annual compliance review process. Participation in prior sessions of our webinar series is not required in order to benefit from viewing this webinar session.
Time: 71 minutes Description: This is the third session in our webinar series focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process. During this webinar, we discuss the requirements under Rule A-1 of the Investment Adviser Act of for investment advisers to establish, maintain, and enforce a written code of ethics.
We also address the need for investment advisers to develop strong policies and procedures to prevent insider trading and for supervising personal securities transactions. We discuss the types of documentation that should be maintained, and the types of reviews, testing, training, and monitoring that should be done on an ongoing basis.
Participants can benefit from viewing this webinar session, if this is a topic of interest, even if they have not participated in the other sessions provided as part of our webinar series. Time: 69 minutes Description: This webinar was the second session in our webinar series RIA Compliance Consultants will present over the next year focusing on providing investment advisers with more insight into the annual compliance review process.
During this webinar, we discuss ongoing registration, notice filing, and licensing requirements beyond the initial registration for registered investment advisers. We talk about the ongoing review, monitoring and testing that should be done in order to ensure that the investment adviser and its representatives are properly registered, notice filed, and licensed at all times.
Additionally, we discuss things investment advisers should consider when referencing designations, exams, degrees, or licenses in disclosure documents or marketing materials. Investment advisers can benefit from viewing this webinar even if they have not participated in the other sessions provided as part of our webinar series.
Conducting an Annual Compliance Review — Session 1. Time: 64 minutes Description: This webinar kicked-off a series of webinars that RIA Compliance Consultants will present over the next year to help registered investment advisers understand the process of performing annual assessments of their written supervisory policies and procedures required by Rule 4 -7 under the Investment Advisers Act of RIA Compliance Consultants will host a series of webinars that will provide a more in-depth look at what investment advisers should consider as they are performing an assessment of their compliance program.
We will provide specific examples of the areas that should be assessed, questions that the firm should be asking itself and its employees as part of the review process, and testing that should be performed as part of the assessment process. Investment advisers can benefit from participating in the entire series of webinars or by choosing only those individual webinars that they feel will be most beneficial to their firm. We then provide an overview of what it means to perform an assessment, the purpose for performing one, and the actions and parties that should be involved in the assessment process.
We also provide tips for conducting the review and documenting the findings and corrective actions. The examination priorities release addressed a variety of issues that affect several different financial institutions. We also provided investment advisers with further insight into the examination areas as they specifically relate to registered investment advisers.
Additionally, we provide you with tips and best practices for how your investment adviser can prepare itself to address these areas should the investment adviser be subject to an examination. OCIE shares its examination priorities to help promote compliance. This webinar was presented to help an investment adviser gain a better understanding of what the examiners are looking for so that your investment adviser can be proactive in making sure that it has the proper controls in place.
Additionally, our consultants address some of the other amendments and filings that may need to be made with your annual amendment. Time: 70 minutes Description: During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants discusses a variety of topics related to the ongoing regulatory requirements for investment advisers including, the Form ADV Annual Amendment filing, the annual offer or delivery of Form ADV, the annual privacy policy delivery, a review of outside business activities of IARs, ongoing due diligence of third party service providers, the assessment of supervisory programs, code of ethics requirements, and personal securities transactions supervision.
Additionally, we discuss some of the key areas of regulatory focus during Our consultants will provide tips for preparing customized compliance calendars, checklists, and forms to assist investment advisers with meeting annual regulatory requirements. Cybersecurity for Investment Advisers. Time: 67 minutes Description: RIA Compliance Consultants presented this webinar to address the importance of information security as it pertains to registered investment advisers. Additionally, we provide some tips and best practices regarding information security safeguards that investment advisers should include in their written plans.
We provide insight into ways you can develop a strong compliance culture beyond just developing strong internal policies and procedures. We also discuss the importance of educating all employees both at the time of employment and on an ongoing basis.
Additionally, we talk about holding an annual compliance meeting and what should an investment adviser should consider covering at these meetings.
Time: 66 minutes Description: RIA Compliance Consultants presented this webinar to discuss the compliance challenges and conflicts of interest faced by independent registered investment advisers that allow their investment adviser representatives to also conduct brokerage business as registered representatives of an independent broker-dealer. During this webinar, our consultants discuss the importance of clearly understanding the compliance differences between these two roles and implementing strong compliance policies and procedures to address the risks and conflicts of interest associated with offering both business models.
We also discuss the focus the SEC is placing, as indicated in the SEC National Examination Program Examination Priorities for , on the risks associated with being dually registered in these capacities.
Time: 54 minutes Description: Most investment advisers will use some type of service provider to assist with providing services to advisory clients or performing ongoing compliance and regulatory responsibilities.
Investment advisers must develop ways to assess, supervise, and monitor service providers and the activities delegated to service providers. RIA Compliance Consultants presented this webinar to discuss the importance of performing due diligence on all service providers utilized by the investment adviser. During this webinar, our consultants provided guidance on developing service provider due diligence policies and procedures.
We also provided recommendations on the frequency of due diligence reviews and what should be covered during in the initial and ongoing due diligence process. RIA Compliance Consultants presented this webinar to help investment advisers gain a better understanding of the compliance requirements for marketing and advertising. During this webinar, our consultants discuss Rule 4 -1 of the Investment Advisers Act of , which specifically addresses prohibited practices relating to advertisements by investment advisers.
Additionally, we discuss some of the guidance that has been provided through SEC no-action letters and enforcement actions related to marketing materials used by investment advisers.
Some of the requirements specifically related to performance advertising and the use of social media are addressed in this webinar. Our consultants also provide you with some tips and best practices for preparing, supervising, and approving marketing materials.
Establishing and Supervising Solicitor Arrangements. Time: 53 minutes Description: If your investment adviser will act as a solicitor for other investment advisers or third-party money managers or it will have arrangements where it will pay a third-party for client referrals, this webinar will help you further understand the initial and ongoing requirements of having solicitor arrangements.
Additionally, one of our consultants discusses some best supervisory practices for investment advisers that have solicitor arrangements. Investment Adviser Code of Ethics Requirements.
Our consultants discuss the requirements under Rule A-1, which includes personal securities transaction supervision and monitoring. In addition, our consultants discuss policies investment advisers should consider related to political contributions requirements Pay to Play , gifts and entertainment, and whistleblower provisions. Our consultants provide an overview of the examination process and tips on steps a registered investment adviser can take to make sure that they are ready at all times for a regulatory examination.
We also discuss the types of information and documentation that may be requested during an examination and some of the common regulatory deficiencies found during the examination process. Time: 65 minutes Description: During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants provides an overview of ongoing regulatory requirements for investment advisers. Our consultants provide tips for preparing a customized compliance calendars, checklists, and forms to assist investment advisers with meeting annual regulatory requirements.
Our consultants discuss a variety of topics, including , the Form ADV Annual Amendment filing, the annual offer or delivery of Form ADV, the annual privacy policy delivery, a review of outside business activities of IARs, ongoing due diligence of third party service providers, the assessment of supervisory programs, code of ethics requirements, personal securities transactions supervisor, and compliance training.
Conducting an Annual Compliance Review. Our consultants discuss who should be involved in the annual compliance review process and the purpose of conducting the review. We also provide tactical tips for conducting an annual compliance review and documenting findings. Time: 60 minutes Description: During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants provides an overview of the requirement for an investment adviser to develop written supervisory policies and procedures pursuant to Rule 4 -7 under the Investment Advisers Act of Our consultants also discuss the value of ongoing monitoring and testing in addition to the annual compliance review process in order to ensure that the policies and procedures are written to reasonably prevent violations of the Investment Advisers Act of and the rules thereunder.
Time: 72 minutes Description: During this webinar, RIA Compliance Consultants review Rule of the Investment Advisers Act of to help provide investment advisers with a better understanding of what books and records investment advisers are required to retain and for how long.
Our consultants provide an overview of the types of files, documents, and reports that may be requested during a regulatory exam and discuss some of the common deficiencies related to Rule Additionally, we provide a brief discussion on the requirement for maintaining records electronically. Custody Implications for Investment Advisers. Time: 60 minutes Description: Does your investment adviser firm have custody? Most SEC registered investment adviser firms are considered to have custody, but many firms fail to recognize their custody status and, worse yet, some firms fail to comply with the minimum requirements for investment adviser firms with custody.
Our consultants discuss many common investment adviser practices that result in custody as defined by the SEC and answer pressing questions about the rule's impact on investment advisers. We will focus upon the deduction of advisory fees, acceptance of third-party checks from clients, trustee relationships, and other common custody situations for investment adviser firms.
During this webinar RIA Compliance Consultants discuss the need for and value of the risk assessment process. Our consultants provide insight regarding the process for identifying risks and the types of questions an investment adviser should ask during the risk assessment process.
Our consultants provide guidance regarding record retention requirements and developing policies and procedures related to using social media websites and communicating with your clients via email. Additionally, we discuss the need to address the supervision and monitoring of email communication and the personal use of social media websites by investment adviser representatives.
Description: During this webinar, securities attorney Bryan Hill will share his insights about key provisions and disclosures that should be included in an investment advisory agreement.
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