On Thursday, February 20, 2020, RIA Compliance Consultants will is hosting an investment adviser compliance training webinar, “Common Questions for RCC Consultants.” During this webinar our Senior Compliance Consultants will share the most common compliance questions they receive from investment adviser clients during the past calendar quarter. Our consultants will then discuss how they have addressed these questions and will offer best investment adviser compliance practices, tips and tricks. Click here to purchase a seat for this compliance webinar.
Lessons from a State Securities Regulator and Adult Protective Services About Reporting Elder Abuse
January 25, 2020
Last week, RIA Compliance Consultants hosted a webinar entitled “How to Report Elder Abuse to Adult Protective Services” in which a state securities regulator and an official from a state’s adult protective services agency discussed how an investment adviser firm can more effectively report elder abuse and better protect its senior and vulnerable clients.
Learn How Your Investment Adviser Can Improve Its Report of Elder Abuse to Adult Protective Services
January 20, 2020
Many state legislatures in the U.S. have recently passed legislation mandating that investment adviser firms and their supervised persons report instances of elder abuse by third parties to the applicable authority in the state (e.g., adult protective service, attorney general’s office). Moreover, many securities regulators have passed specific rules requiring mandatory reporting of elder abuse and/or taken the position that reporting instances of elder abuse is essentially part of an investment adviser firm’s fiduciary duty to act in a client’s best interest.
SEC Announces 2020 Exam Priorities
January 16, 2020
On January 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released its 2020 Examinations Priorities for SEC registered investment advisers. After completing over 3,089 investment adviser examinations in 2019, the SEC outlined several themes for the focus of investment adviser examinations which include the following:
RIA Compliance Consultants is offering two investment advisor compliance webinars in January. On Thursday, January 16, 2020, Bryan Hill, the president of RCC hosted, “SEC’s 2020 Exam Priorities for Investment Advisers,” A recording of this one our webinar can be purchased through the following link “SEC’s 2020 Exam Priorities for Investment Advisers”.
An investment adviser firm’s Final Renewal Statement reconciles what was charged on the Preliminary Renewal Statement with what is actually owed as the start of the new calendar year (January 1, 2020). The Final Renewal Statement confirms whether an investment adviser firm must pay an additional amount, received a refund (i.e. credit) to its Flex-Funding Account or is Paid-in Full.
The deadline for investment adviser firms to submit their Preliminary Renewal Statement payment is quickly approaching. FINRA must be in receipt of an investment adviser firm’s full payment listed on the Preliminary Renewal Statement by December 16, 2019. Investment adviser firms with sufficient funds in their IARD Flex-Funding Account to cover the Preliminary Renewal Statement payment will have funds automatically transferred beginning on December 16, 2019 to the IARD Renewal Account to cover total renewal fees owed. Automatic transfers will be conducted every day after December 16, 2019 until the WEB CRD/IARD shuts down for year-end processing on Friday, December 27, 2019. Investment adviser firms that choose to mail in their renewal payments are advised to do so now to avoid delays and to ensure funds are received by the deadline.
Tip #5 for IARD Renewals – Check for State’s Miscellaneous Requirements – Annual Financials
December 02, 2019
Certain state securities regulators have additional renewal requirements beyond the IARD renewal statements and Annual Form ADV Amendment.
Making the Reporting of Elder Abuse Easier for Investment Advisers
November 28, 2019
When an investment adviser firm suspects a vulnerable or senior client is being exploited financially by a third-party, one of the biggest challenges for the chief compliance officer (“CCO”) is knowing where exactly to report such suspicions of abuse.