Category Archives: IARD
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
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
Investment adviser firms and investment adviser representatives must maintain active registrations and/or notice filing statuses with applicable jurisdictions/states. Investment advisers should be aware that renewing registrations includes paying all applicable renewal fees by December 12, 2011. Unless properly renewed, all investment adviser firm and representative registrations will expire on December 31st of each calendar year. [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The 2012 IARD renewal season is quickly approaching and investment advisor firms must plan accordingly. As of October 24, 2011, investment advisor firms may submit certain post-dated filings. Post-dated Form U5 filings are used 1) to terminate an investment advisor representative from the investment advisor firm and 2) to terminate an investment advisor representative from [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
As 2011 is quickly coming to an end, now is the time for each registered investment advisor to begin preparations for IARD renewals for the investment advisor firm and its investment advisor representatives. Registered investment advisors must make sure that they remain properly registered at all times. If you are an SEC registered investment advisor, [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Wednesday, October 26, 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
As part of CRD/IARD Software Release 2010.4 (click here to access the release), the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced changes to the custody questions listed on Form ADV Part 1. Specifically, the following changes have been made to Item 9 of Form ADV Part 1: SEC registered advisers must continue to indicate [...]
Posted by Bryan Hill
Monday, November 15, 2010
Changes have been made to the Entitlement Program which requires action by your investment adviser firm. As you may know, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) administers the IARD and CRD systems for investment adviser firms on behalf of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators, and the Entitlement Program allows an [...]
Pursuant to Release 2010.2 published on June 28, 2010 by the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (“IARD”), the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (“IAPD) database now allows users to search for investment adviser representatives. Prior to the release, investment advisers and investment adviser representatives submitted registration and licensing information to the IARD; however, only information for investment [...]
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
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