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- Navigating the SEC Marketing Rule: Keyways to Compliance October 27, 2022
- SEC Cyber Rule Generates Concern Among Industry Experts October 7, 2022
- ESG Update for Investment Firms: The Data Problem and E.U. Response October 4, 2022
- Charting a Path to SFDR Deadlines: Optimizing ESG and EET data collection, quality and reliability September 30, 2022
- Charting a Path to PRIIPS KID Deadlines: Four Months Left to Make Significant Data, Calculation and Filing Changes September 27, 2022
- Key Takeaways on the SEC’s Draft Strategic Plan for 2022 – 2026¹ September 8, 2022
- The State of ESG Regulatory Reporting – and What it Means for Market Participants and Investors September 7, 2022
- New SEC Cybersecurity Rules Are Coming – The Time to Prepare is Now August 11, 2022
- Key ESG Strategy Considerations August 8, 2022
- Aesop, the SEC, and the $2.5 Million Regulation S-ID Lesson August 5, 2022
- ESG Regulations Take Hold in Europe With Other Regions Set to Follow August 3, 2022
- Five PRIIPs Reporting Challenges Asset Managers Need to Know July 29, 2022
- Key Considerations When Replacing UCITS KIIDs With PRIIPs KIDs July 7, 2022
- Climate-related Regulation of U.S. Derivatives Markets: the CFTC Asks You to Weigh In June 23, 2022
- ESG Disclosures by Investment Firms: A Comprehensive Look at the SEC’s Proposal June 10, 2022
- Observations from the Bitcoin Conference 2022: The Future is Now! April 18, 2022
- To Elon Musk: there’s an app for that. It’s called Signal. April 8, 2022
- After Small Steps, a Giant Leap for Climate-Related Disclosure in the U.S.? March 29, 2022
- From Disclosure to Action March 17, 2022
- SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules February 25, 2022
- Proposed Rule: Amendments to Form PF February 22, 2022
- ESG: SFDR’s “Article 10” website disclosures February 22, 2022
- New SEC Rules Re-cap February 11, 2022
- Private Fund Adviser Risk Alert Part II February 9, 2022
- Adapting your RIA Compliance Program for Crypto January 7, 2022
- Custody Rule Vigilance December 29, 2021
- SEC Staff Statement on Form CRS Disclosures December 22, 2021
- 2021 RegTech in Retrospect December 22, 2021
- Hackers Return to the Field with a Proven Playbook December 21, 2021
- SEC Staff Issues Risk Alert on Robo-Advisers November 30, 2021
- SEC Proposes Modernization to Process for Applications November 19, 2021
- SEC Chair Gensler Puts Private Fund Advisers in the Spotlight November 12, 2021
- Compensating Advisers: Compliance Updates from the Department of Labor November 8, 2021
- Around the World in 10 Days: ESG Regulatory Developments October 27, 2021
- Cryptocurrencies in Your Compliance Program October 12, 2021
- Regulatory Examination Priorities & ESG Programs October 6, 2021
- Regulatory Examination Priorities & Insights September 29, 2021
- State Examinations on the Rise September 17, 2021
- EMIR REFIT FAQs September 10, 2021
- Evolving Threats: Battling COVID and Ransomware Variants September 3, 2021
- Recent Risk Alert from the SEC’s Division of Examinations August 16, 2021
- Hacking Tesla, Tractors, and the Hotel Elevator: Ten Observations from the DEF CON hacker conference in Las Vegas August 13, 2021
- Show Me the Money July 29, 2021
- The Dark Web Was Used to Sell Insider Trading “Tips;” From Where is Your Data Coming? July 20, 2021
- Cyberattacks Continue to Wreak Havoc – What Can Compliance Teams Do? July 15, 2021
- Expanding Your Compliance Program: Robust Compliance Management in a Post-Pandemic Era July 9, 2021
- Expanding Your Compliance Program – Code of Ethics Management July 1, 2021
- Let’s See All the Cards: Pre-Trade Monitoring and Position Limits June 21, 2021
- Bitcoin Takeaways for Investment Advisers June 17, 2021
- Expanding Your Compliance Program – Trade Surveillance June 15, 2021
- Keeping Your Compliance Program on Track June 9, 2021
- CCO Liability: Do you have a target on your back? June 2, 2021
- Changing Times: How Compliance Officers Should Address Regulatory Changes May 26, 2021
- DOL on the Prowl for Cybersecurity; Goes Further than SEC and NIST May 11, 2021
- The New Marketing Rule – Develop Your Plan May 5, 2021
- EU Relaxes its MiFID II Position Limit Regime May 3, 2021
- SEC Reminds Advisers About ESG Practices April 26, 2021
- Virginia Joins Growing List of Jurisdictions Regulating Data Privacy. What’s Next? April 20, 2021
- MiFIR Final Report Analysis April 15, 2021
- Public Pension Fund Independent Compliance Reviews April 6, 2021
- SEC Releases 2021 Examination Priorities March 29, 2021
- What is the First Document SEC Examiners Read? Form CRS March 25, 2021
- SEC Expects Updated Cybersecurity / BCP Policies: Takeaways from the SEC’s 2021 Exam Priorities March 22, 2021
- New Marketing Rule Effective May 4, 2021 March 11, 2021
- Groundhog Day for Compliance & the SEC in 2021 February 11, 2021
- ESAs Run Out of Options on PRIIPs KID as Draft RTS Has Been Submitted to the EU Commission February 4, 2021
- It’s settled – the cart goes before the horse…for PRIIPs KID February 3, 2021
- The Short Selling Saga: Market Volatility & Compliance January 29, 2021
- New York State Mandatory Registration for Investment Adviser Representatives January 25, 2021
- Brexit – A Free Trade Deal, Yet the Saga Continues January 4, 2021
- SEC Adopts Changes to Marketing and Cash Solicitation Rule Frameworks December 22, 2020
- CSS Hosts OCIE Director Pete Driscoll for a Virtual Fireside Chat December 2, 2020
- The Moving Target of ESG Regulation in the EU November 30, 2020
- Form CRS “Fiduciary” Guidance Received by IAA in June 2019 Still Valid November 18, 2020
- Time to Use the Bat Phone: Who to Call When a Compliance Officer Needs Help? October 30, 2020
- Texas Outlaws and a Silver Bullet: Position Limits in the USA October 12, 2020
- FAQs From the Cyber Desk October 12, 2020
- EU Position Limits: Born in the USA? October 12, 2020
- Double-Check the Disciplinary Response in Form CRS, Especially Checking Histories of Financial Pros October 12, 2020
- First Charges Filed Under NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations October 2, 2020
- From One CCO to Another: Don’t Lie to the SEC September 25, 2020
- Compliance Culture in a Bottle September 3, 2020
- The SEC Amends the Definition of “Accredited Investor” and the Debate Over Private Market Protections Continues September 2, 2020
- Gaining a Seat at the Table – Influencing from Within September 2, 2020
- Navigating Regulatory Change: How to Win the Regulatory Game September 1, 2020
- The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on Investment Management August 31, 2020
- Business Continuity and Preparing for Regulatory Exams Post-Pandemic August 28, 2020
- The Case for an Interim Evaluation of your Compliance Program August 27, 2020
- The Door is Wide Open: Unpatched Security Flaw Leads to Leak of Login Credentials for 900+ Enterprise VPNs August 21, 2020
- Q&A on Sensitive Industries with Marye Cherry, CSS’s Regulatory Guidance Expert August 16, 2020
- An unusual data breach: One without actual theft and that hasn’t caused harm…yet! August 13, 2020
- Breakdown of OCIE’s COVID-19 Compliance Risks Alert August 12, 2020
- Are Investment Managers Going to Have More KIDs? August 7, 2020
- Do You Feel Confident Your Password Hasn’t Been Hacked? August 5, 2020
- SEC’s New Committee Begins Review of Form CRS Filings July 30, 2020
- Proposed Amendment to 13F – What This Really Means? July 14, 2020
- SEC Issues New Cyber Risk Alert to Financial Firms July 13, 2020
- UPDATE: CTFC Issues No-action Letters for Temporary Relief in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic July 3, 2020
- LIBOR No More: SEC Focuses on LIBOR Transition Preparedness July 1, 2020
- Private Fund Risk Alert: Here is How Some Fared in Their Examinations; Will You Have the Same Deficiencies? June 25, 2020
- Keep Your Eye on the Prize June 25, 2020
- FINRA Enhanced Security Features for Super Account Administrators (SAAs) and Account Administrators (AAs) June 24, 2020
- CCPA Enforcement Begins July 1, 2020 – Violators Already Being Pursued June 24, 2020
- Global Short Selling Restrictions in a COVID-19 Economy June 3, 2020
- Shareholder Disclosure: Low Notification Thresholds in Europe June 2, 2020
- Don’t Forget the Disclosure Obligation May 29, 2020
- CME Group to Wind Down European and Australian Repositories May 28, 2020
- Private Fund Enforcement Order on Custody Rule Violations May 27, 2020
- Shareholder Disclosure: Long Holdings in Europe May 27, 2020
- RegTech Radar: Foreign Investment Developments May 20, 2020
- New York Rule Modernization Proposal May 12, 2020
- A Familiar Theme in Unfamiliar Times April 30, 2020
- Eventually, We Have to Go Back – BCP Post-Mortem April 23, 2020
- Coming of Age – The SEC Proposes Modernized Fund Valuation Practices April 22, 2020
- ESMA Proposes Major Changes to EMIR April 20, 2020
- New SEC Risk Alerts April 7, 2020
- COVID-19 and Compliance – Mitigation Efforts Will Have Compliance Consequences the SEC Soon Will Examine April 3, 2020
- Where Are Your Cybersecurity Blindspots with COVID-19? April 2, 2020
- SEC Grants Section 17a No-Action Relief to Open-End Funds March 30, 2020
- Guidance for State-Registered Advisers Dealing with COVID-19 March 27, 2020
- SEC Extends Form ADV & Form PF Relief, Modifies Conditions March 26, 2020
- OCIE Now Conducting Exams Off-Site Unless Necessary March 24, 2020
- CTFC Issues No-Action Letters for Temporary Relief in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic March 23, 2020
- SEC Offers Additional Relief for Advisers Impacted by Coronavirus March 19, 2020
- SFTR Phase 1 Delayed Three Months as ESMA Responds to Industry Requests March 19, 2020
- Pandemic Puts Business Continuity Planning to the Test; Regulators Take Notice March 13, 2020
- SEC Continues Scrutiny of Private Fund Cross Trades March 10, 2020
- Several States Coordinating Regulation Best Interest Pre-Implementation Exam Survey February 27, 2020
- As Form CRS Compliance Date Nears, Approaches to Meet Challenge Coming Into Focus February 12, 2020
- Key Takeaways from 2020 OCIE Exam Priorities January 31, 2020
- Pathway to Reg BI Compliance: Have You Started Your Conflict of Interest Assessment? January 29, 2020
- SEC Releases More Cyber Best Practices, Including Surprise Additions January 28, 2020
- Takeaways from FINRA’s Examination Priorities 2020 January 25, 2020
- 10 Compliance Tips for Starting 2020 Off on the Right Foot January 23, 2020
- Compliance Lessons Learned in 2019 January 17, 2020
- CSS Launches First Form CRS Software Tool In Market January 8, 2020
- FINRA Announces Revamped Examination and Risk Monitoring Program December 19, 2019
- Tobias Degsell to Discuss ‘The Art of Data’ at CSS 2020 Regulatory Compliance Forum December 19, 2019
- CSS & aosphere Collaboration Takes Global Threshold Management to the Next Level December 18, 2019
- Countdown to CCPA: Are You Ready to Comply with New Data Privacy Requirements? December 9, 2019
- ESMA Updates AIFMD Q&A on Reporting to National Competent Authorities December 5, 2019
- CSS Named to RegTech 100 List of World’s Most Innovative RegTech Companies November 26, 2019
- Proposed Amendments to Transaction Cost Calculations under PRIIPs November 19, 2019
- Introducing the Regulatory Book of Record (RBOR) November 13, 2019
- SEC Sets Clear Expectations Regarding Registered Investment Companies’ Compliance Programs November 12, 2019
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Advertising Rules November 5, 2019
- Roadmap to Conducting Annual Compliance Reviews November 5, 2019
- Technology Advances Here and On the Way for Form CRS November 1, 2019
- How to Become a Compliance Influencer October 23, 2019
- Tips From the Field to Enhance Your Compliance and Supervisory Programs October 22, 2019
- As SFTR Deadline Looms, Time to Take Control of Your Data October 18, 2019
- Data Quality the Key to Meeting Challenge and Opportunity of Cost Transparency October 17, 2019
- Tips to Prevent an SEC OCIE Investment Adviser Exam from Going Bad October 15, 2019
- Giving Voice to Values: A New Approach to Ethics October 14, 2019
- Tips for Developing a Tailored Private Fund Compliance Calendar October 11, 2019
- Brexit: Implications for Shareholders with Threshold Interests October 8, 2019
- Can We Say That Now? Predictions on Marketing and Advertising Amendments October 7, 2019
- Recent Privacy Law Changes for Advisers a Focus of Cyber Discussion in Scottsdale October 3, 2019
- Running Toward the RegTech Revolution October 2, 2019
- Virginia Investment Adviser Rules Amended – September 16, 2019 Compliance Date September 30, 2019
- Updates to the Massachusetts Investment Adviser Disclosure Rule September 23, 2019
- Improving Mutual Funds’ Principal Risks Disclosure September 19, 2019
- CFTC Orders Firm to Pay $1.5 Million in Connection with Phishing Cyber Breach, Cites Inadequate Cyber Training September 13, 2019
- Cayman Islands Data Protection Law Nears Taking Effect September 12, 2019
- SEC Risk Alert Puts Spotlight on Principal Trading, Agency Cross Trades September 9, 2019
- SEC Issues Guidance to Investment Advisers on Proxy Voting September 6, 2019
- Regulation Best Interest: Understanding the Obligations September 4, 2019
- Cannabis Cash & Federal Taxes – A Proprietary Process September 2, 2019
- Short-Termism, the EU Shareholder Rights Directive, and Their Relevance to Shareholder Disclosure August 27, 2019
- Effective Compliance Policies & Procedures and Annual Reviews: Meeting the Reasonably Designed Standards August 20, 2019
- 7 Reasons to Attend Our Scottsdale Fall 2019 Compliance Conference August 7, 2019
- Refocusing on Position Limit Monitoring & Substantial Shareholding July 31, 2019
- Serious Security Flaw Discovered in Three Widely Used VPNs – Update Now! July 25, 2019
- The Challenges of Compliance for State-Registered Advisers July 22, 2019
- How Can a Small Advisory Practice Economically Be as Cyber-Secure as Possible? July 9, 2019
- Will We See Liquidity Risk Management Programs in Europe Soon? July 8, 2019
- How an LPA’s Definition of Organizational Expenses Can Connect to a Custody Rule Violation July 2, 2019
- Early Impressions on Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS June 25, 2019
- Creativity vs. Compliance: When Marketing Just Doesn’t Seem to Get It June 6, 2019
- SEC Adopts Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS; Also Issues Interpretive Releases on IA Fiduciary Duty and Solely Incidental Exception June 5, 2019
- Reorganization of FINRA’s Examination Program Taking Shape May 30, 2019
- SEC Begins Cyber Sweep of Investment Advisers with Focus on Cloud Storage May 24, 2019
- What Happens When Your CRM is Breached? May 24, 2019
- Even When SEC Rulemaking Slows, Your Compliance Manual Shouldn’t Stagnate May 10, 2019
- Life Cycle Guidance for Service Provider Due Diligence May 9, 2019
- Takeaways and Tips Related to SEC Risk Alert on Regulation S-P May 8, 2019
- Refreshing the Annual Review Process to Address Business and Regulatory Risks May 7, 2019
- Suggestions on Global Threshold Monitoring May 2, 2019
- AIMA Forum Takeaways: Technology, Innovation and Change May 1, 2019
- How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer April 30, 2019
- Mitigating the Risk of Insider Trading April 29, 2019
- Compliance 2.0 – Being a Strategic Partner in Your Firm April 25, 2019
- Big Data Part III: Preparing for the Future of Global Regulatory Governance April 23, 2019
- Custody Concerns Continue April 11, 2019
- Blockchain Isn’t Hot Sauce April 5, 2019
- ESMA Updates AIFMD Q&As April 3, 2019
- Regulation Best Interest, Cybersecurity Top Concerns at IAA 2019 Compliance Conference March 15, 2019
- Cybersecurity Drives SEC to Modify Timing of Form N-PORT Filings February 28, 2019
- Why Attend Ascendant CSS Compliance Conferences? So Many Reasons February 22, 2019
- Shareholder Monitoring and Disclosures: Keeping One Step Ahead of the Front Office February 22, 2019
- The Challenges of Building a Global Compliance Program February 20, 2019
- Coming to America – California Adopts GDPR-Like Privacy Regulation February 11, 2019
- An Overview of MMFR – Article 37 Reporting Requirements February 8, 2019
- SEC Reopened After 35-Day Government Shutdown January 28, 2019
- FINRA Rolls Out New Central Registration Depository Functionality; Annual Verification Deadline Nears January 25, 2019
- Report on Operation of AIFMD Highlights Existing Issues January 16, 2019
- SEC’s Latest Risk Alert Focuses on Electronic Communications January 7, 2019
- SEC OCIE Issues 2019 Examination Priorities December 21, 2018
- CSS Shortlisted for Two HFM US Hedge Fund Technology Awards December 19, 2018
- European Commission Approves Draft Technical Standard for SFTR December 13, 2018
- A New View of How Technology Will Change the Emerging Crytpo-Economy December 4, 2018
- SEC Retail Investor Focus Turns Towards Registered Investment Companies November 12, 2018
- SEC Alerts Investment Advisers to Review Solicitor Arrangements November 9, 2018
- Pennsylvania Sounds Warning Bell Over Client Credentials and Custody November 1, 2018
- San Diego 2018 Conference Gallery October 22, 2018
- Advertising Issues: SEC and GIPS Performance in the Private Fund Space October 18, 2018
- From Wall Street to Main Street: Update on Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers October 17, 2018
- Placing Ethics and Compliance in the Foreground of Business Decision-Making October 16, 2018
- What Am I Looking At? Making Sense of Your Cyber Testing Reports October 15, 2018
- It Takes a Village – Preparing for a Regulatory Exam October 12, 2018
- The ‘Next Frontier’ in Investment Advice October 11, 2018
- Lessons Learned: Wargaming Your Incident Response Plan October 10, 2018
- Marketing and Advertising Dos and Don’ts in a Digital World October 9, 2018
- Race to the Top – States Push to Broaden Breach Reporting Requirements October 8, 2018
- Why an Integrated Approach to RegTech is Key October 1, 2018
- 10 Rules for Marketing Alternative Funds September 20, 2018
- Data Breach Prevention and Response September 7, 2018
- The Regulatory Road, Part II: The Path Less Traveled August 31, 2018
- The Regulatory Road, Part 1: Strategic vs. Tactical August 29, 2018
- When Policies, Procedures and Testing Protocols Aren’t Enough… August 28, 2018
- How Do You Supervise for SEC Pay-to-Play Violations? July 27, 2018
- Upcoming ComplianceCast™: The Compliance Professionals Guide to Effective Trade Desk Monitoring July 27, 2018
- Hamilton Lane Announces Successful Form ADV Filing Through Consensus July 25, 2018
- VIDEO: Introducing Compliance Solutions Strategies July 24, 2018
- CSS Solution Silverfinch Welcomes TISA & PIMFA MiFID II Initiative July 19, 2018
- Do Your Fund Documents Clearly Disclose Receipt of Accelerated Monitoring Fees? July 13, 2018
- With New Risk Alert, SEC Doubles Down on Best Execution July 12, 2018
- California Privacy Law Brings ‘GDPR-Lite’ to the U.S. July 3, 2018
- CSS CRO Jeanette Turner on Bloomberg Markets June 27, 2018
- SEC Deficiency Letters Require Swift Action June 26, 2018
- Past Conference Speaker Inspiration for The Rock’s Next Blockbuster June 19, 2018
- Relief at Last – New Guidance on Inadvertent Custody June 15, 2018
- Advisers Beware: FBI “Operation WireWire” Shows Firms Increasingly Being Targeted Using SEC Filings June 14, 2018
- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Discusses Compliance Program Effectiveness June 1, 2018
- Cayman Islands Updates AML Regulations for Private Equity May 21, 2018
- SEC Creates Bogus ICO Site to Teach About Cryptocurrency Fraud May 18, 2018
- Get Ready for Form ADV, Part 3: Form CRS May 15, 2018
- For Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, a Reckoning is Coming May 9, 2018
- Code of Ethics: SEC Focus Shifts Radar to Retail Firms May 7, 2018
- Ascendant’s Melanie Mendoza Authors Due Diligence Journal Article May 3, 2018
- Evolution of Fiduciary Rules Begins to Take Shape in SEC April 20, 2018
- 2018’s Chief Compliance Officer April 17, 2018
- Cyber Threat – Why the Best Defenders are Often the Worst Responders April 13, 2018
- Compliance Office 2.0 – The Roles They Are a Changing… April 10, 2018
- Fifth Circuit Weighs In on DOL Fiduciary Rule March 22, 2018
- SEC Proposes Amending Investment Company Liquidity Disclosures in Forms N-PORT and N-1A March 21, 2018
- Paradigm Shift in SEC Exams, Benefits of a Mock Exam March 12, 2018
- Why Should a Big Hedge Fund Use a Compliance Consultant? March 2, 2018
- OCIE Examined 15% of RIAs in 2017 February 15, 2018
- CSS’ Advise Unit Honored at 2018 HFM US Hedge Fund Technology Awards February 15, 2018
- Ascendant’s Adam DiPaolo Discusses Hypothetical & Model Performance Marketing Pitfalls February 14, 2018
- SEC’s Exam Priorities Offer Insight Into National Exam Program February 14, 2018
- SEC Updates: ICO Gatekeeper Standards, SEC/CFTC Swap Rules February 13, 2018
- 2018 SEC Exam Priorities: What You Need to Know February 9, 2018
- The Problem with Buying Off-the-Shelf: It May Not Fit! February 7, 2018
- U.S. Advisers Getting Serious About Fast-Approaching GDPR Deadline February 1, 2018
- Ascendant Shortlisted for Two Global Compliance Awards January 31, 2018
- Tech Transforms Compliance Role in 2017 January 5, 2018
- SEC Delays Form N-PORT Submission Requirements December 20, 2017
- MiFID II and PRIIPs Data Quality-Priority #1 December 18, 2017
- Transparency Spreads to FINRA Exam Findings December 14, 2017
- Cherish Your Regulatory Data December 13, 2017
- Cyber Crimes – Don’t Forget to File that SAR! December 8, 2017
- DOL Rule Extension to Overlap with SEC Consideration of Fiduciary Standards November 30, 2017
- Schedule 13D/13F Clarity on ETF Issues November 20, 2017
- What Should Fund COOs Worry About? November 19, 2017
- New Remedy Coming for SEC’s Custody Rule? November 14, 2017
- SEC Issues MiFID II No-Action Relief November 3, 2017
- Regulatory Changes Impacting RICs and Service Providers November 2, 2017
- Regulation Can Be Scary…But Is a RegTech Solution a Trick or Treat? October 31, 2017
- Publicly Available Information Heightens Need for Cybersecurity Vigilance October 30, 2017
- Best Practice Tips for the Use of Expert Networks in Investment Research October 27, 2017
- Ascendant’s Jackie Hallihan Honored at NSCP 30th Anniversary Celebration October 23, 2017
- Ascendant Compliance Conference Takeaways: 10 Tools of Behavioral Ethics October 23, 2017
- Firms Encouraged Not to Overlook Oct. 1 Books and Records Changes October 18, 2017
- If It’s New It’s Worrying; If It’s News It’s Really Worrying October 14, 2017
- The SEC Data Breach And Impact On New Reporting Rules October 4, 2017
- SEC Offers Regulatory Relief to Advisers Affected by Hurricanes October 3, 2017
- SEC Discloses Cybersecurity Breach That May Have Led to Insider Trading September 25, 2017
- CSS Consensus Partners with Bloomberg for SEC 22e-4 Reporting September 7, 2017
- Ascendant’s Jason Morton to Speak on RegTech at Strata Data Conference August 28, 2017
- Hurricane Season: How Does your BCM Program Stack Up? August 25, 2017
- Surprise, Surprise: SEC Conducting Unannounced Exams August 25, 2017
- DOL Fiduciary Rule Transition Period Extension to 2019 Requested August 10, 2017
- SEC Cyber Sweep Highlights Areas In Need of Improvement August 8, 2017
- Colorado Joins New York in Mandating Cybersecurity Controls for Financial Institutions August 1, 2017
- Electronic Messaging Exams: Looking Beyond Emails July 17, 2017
- Form ADV Help: ComplianceCast, Toolkit July 13, 2017
- FinTech, Briefly Frozen by DOL Rule, Is Hot Again July 7, 2017
- The Perils of ‘End-to-End’ Solutions to SEC Reporting Modernization That Don’t Go From End-to-End July 6, 2017
- How Private Fund Advisers Should Assess the New DOL Rule June 30, 2017
- Supreme Court Ruling Curbs SEC Disgorgement Power June 6, 2017
- ComplianceCast: Advice on Managing Due Diligence May 31, 2017
- DOL Fiduciary Rule Update May 26, 2017
- Countdown to Ruin: Hacked Data Goes Public in As Little as Nine Minutes May 26, 2017
- After ‘WannaCry,’ Everything Is Coming Up Cyber May 18, 2017
- ComplianceCast: Advertising & Marketing Compliance May 9, 2017
- Jay Clayton Sworn in as SEC Chairman May 8, 2017
- Past Ascendant Keynote Speaker Jeff Glasbrenner Featured as SI Cover Story May 5, 2017
- Implementing 2017 SEC Custody Guidance: A Panel Discussion April 10, 2017
- Operating Holding Companies and Transient Investment Company Status Clarified March 31, 2017
- Upcoming ComplianceCast Focuses on Recent SEC Custody Guidance March 16, 2017
- ComplianceCast Goes In-Depth on BCP & Transition Planning March 10, 2017
- Acting SEC Chair Signals Interest in Revising Accredited Investor Threshold February 28, 2017
- NIST Proposes Update to Cybersecurity Framework to Address Service Provider Oversight February 22, 2017
- Compliance Points for Insider Trading, MNPI February 15, 2017
- Overview of 2017 SEC, FINRA Regulatory Priorities February 6, 2017
- Ascendant Joins Compliance Solutions Strategies as Anchor Firm February 1, 2017
- SEC Examined 11% of Advisers in 2016 January 30, 2017
- Cybersecurity & 2017 SEC Exam Priorities January 26, 2017
- New York DFS Cybersecurity Rules Take Effect March 1 January 19, 2017
- SEC Releases 2017 Examination Priorities January 13, 2017
- ComplianceCast Predicts 2017 Compliance Developments January 12, 2017
- CCO Liability – Line in the Sand December 20, 2016
- 10 Reasons to Attend Ascendant’s San Diego Conference December 20, 2016
- Planning for the Annual Review and Reporting December 20, 2016
- BCP, ADV and other SEC Targets Discussed at NEBDIAA December 20, 2016
- SEC Announces Record Year for Enforcement December 20, 2016
- SEC Chair Mary Jo White Announces Departure as Regulatory Shift Begins December 20, 2016
- Two-Thirds Expect Delay, Revisions to DOL Fiduciary Rule December 16, 2016
- The Current State of Market Manipulation in Financial Markets December 6, 2016
- Where, When and How to Make a Disciplinary Disclosure in Regulatory Filings November 29, 2016
- SEC Chair Mary Jo White Announces Departure as Regulatory Shift Begins November 17, 2016
- SEC Announces Record Year for Enforcement October 24, 2016
- BCP, ADV and other SEC Targets Discussed at NEBDIAA September 27, 2016
- Top 10 Reasons to Attend Ascendant’s San Diego Conference August 9, 2016
- CCO Liability – Line in the Sand August 3, 2016
- Zero-Day Post-Trade Analysis Won’t Stop the Front Runners July 21, 2016
- Prepare for Business Continuity Planning Rule July 14, 2016
- NFA CPOs/CTAs, Beware Late Filing Penalties June 24, 2016
- SEC: Prioritizing Cybersecurity June 15, 2016
- GIPS Compliance Form Deadline June 14, 2016
- Need Help on Forms & Filings? June 10, 2016
- Password Manager vs. Autofill June 2, 2016
- Non-Governmental Adviser Exams Coming? May 31, 2016
- Why Care About Ethics? May 31, 2016
- Compliance Perfection Isn’t Realistic. Amen. May 25, 2016
- So, What Happens to SARs? May 25, 2016
- Observations on CCO Liability May 20, 2016
- Encrypted? So What, Says Tennessee May 19, 2016
- IAA Supports Bill to Relieve Adviser Burdens May 17, 2016
- FINRA CRD System Alert May 16, 2016
- Cybersecurity: Time’s Up! May 16, 2016
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