Category Archives: Annual Amendment
Final Renewal Statements for registered investment advisors are now available in the IARD/Web CRD system. These statements will reflect the final registration statuses of the investment advisor firm and its representatives as of December 31, 2011. Final Renewal Statements will reflect that the investment advisor is ”Paid In Full,” has an “Amount Due,” or “Failed [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
For most registered investment advisers, it is now time to file an amendment to your Form ADV. Pursuant to Rule 204-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”), all investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) must file an amendment to the Form ADV at least annually, within 90 [...]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rule changes under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in order to implement Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. One of the more significant rule changes impacts all registered investment advisers as it centers on revisions to the [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
In order for an investment adviser to maintain active state registration or notice filing statuses, as well as active state registration statuses for investment adviser representatives licensed under an investment adviser firm, renewal fees must be paid, in full, by all investment advisers by no later than December 12, 2011. Investment advisers need to be [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 203A-5 to implement changes to SEC registration criteria, including increasing the assets under management threshold for SEC registration from $25 million to $100 million. In order to convert to the new standards for SEC registration, the SEC is requiring all investment advisor firms [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Beginning Monday, November 14, 2011, registered investment advisor firms can access their 2012 Preliminary Renewal Statements via their IARD account. The Preliminary Renewal Statement must be paid, in full, by Monday, December 12, 2011. Because it takes approximately two days for payment to post to the IARD account, the funds should arrive no later than [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
On October 7, 2011 the California Department of Corporations issued a notice to mid-sized investment adviser firms transitioning to California state registration. According the release, current investment adviser firms that are regulated under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that are considered mid-sized investment adviser firms (with assets under management between $25 and $100 [...]
Now that we are into a new year, can you confirm your registered investment advisor and its advisor representatives were properly renewed for 2010? Every year there are always a handful of firms that fail to submit renewal fees through the IARD system in a timely fashion. Therefore, even if you think the renewal payment [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Beginning Monday, November 16, 2009, registered investment advisor firms can access their 2010 Preliminary Renewal Statements via their IARD account. The Preliminary Renewal Statement must be paid, in full, by Friday, December 11, 2009. Because it takes approximately two days for payment to post to the IARD account, the funds should arrive no later than [...]
Now that we are into a new year, can you confirm your registered investment advisor and its advisor representatives were properly renewed for 2009? Every year there are always a handful of firms that fail to submit renewal fees through the IARD system in a timely fashion. Therefore, even if you think the renewal payment [...]
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