Crystal Ball Gazing for Compliance & the SEC in 2021
In this episode, CSS’s Executive Director Jackie Hallihan sits down with Senior Consultant Adam DiPaolo to read the tea leaves on 2021. The compliance duo discusses changes to the SEC itself to regulations, rule-making, examination and enforcement trends and how to prepare for the predictability and unpredictability of compliance in the new year.
About Our Guest Speakers:
Jackie Hallihan is the Co-Executive Director of CSS’s Compliance Services team and has over 25 years' regulatory and risk management experience. She was the founder of National Regulatory Services (NRS) which started the compliance resource business and served as its President for over 20 years. She also founded the National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP), a non-profit organization for compliance officers, staff and lawyers serving the compliance industry. It now boasts over 2000 memberships. Jackie has been a leading speaker to compliance professionals, including in-house training programs and various other industry association conferences, and has received numerous industry awards. Jackie also serves as Director, Clerk of the New England Broker Dealer Investment Adviser Association (NEBDIAA), a non-profit organization, incorporated in 1997. The purpose of NEBDIAA is to provide a forum for the professional exchange of information among investment advisers, broker dealers, and persons who provide services to investment advisers and broker dealers, and to direct communication among its members which will improve their ability to serve the needs of their respective clients. The forum will help NEBDIAA’s members meet the increased regulatory demands placed on investment advisers, broker dealers, and persons who provide services to investment advisers and broker dealers.
Adam DiPaolo CISA, CRISC is a Section 13 Reporting Manager, Senior Consultant and Associate General Counsel, designing practical solutions to manage regulatory challenges faced by hedge funds, private equity funds, funds of funds, and other investment advisers. In addition to providing compliance services such as annual compliance program reviews, risk assessments and acquisition due diligence, Adam established Section 13 reporting capabilities and EDGAR filing agent services for CSS's Ascendant compliance services division. He drafts and maintains corporate filings ranging from Forms ADV and PF to Forms 13F and 13H.