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Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Jane Worthington |
Accounting for Compliance Instead of viewing compliance as a necessary evil, financial advisors should see it as a cost of doing business and learn how to quantify that cost. |
Wall Street & Technology August 27, 2004 Jessica Pallay |
Building the Right Team With no sign of waning regulations, compliance officers remain essential to the architecture of the securities industry. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Not Just the CCO While the chief compliance officer (CCO) should be the main player in the compliance review process, whenever possible at least one other firm officer be involved. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 Papa & Marks |
The New Paradigm Integrating operations and compliance. |
Wall Street & Technology August 27, 2004 Paul Allen |
Custodians Target Compliance Firms that lack the technology, data or manpower to monitor compliance are looking to their custodian services for relief. |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Chester Wright |
Expert's Corner: Small, Yes, But Compliant How smaller RIA firms can shoulder the compliance burden. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Michael Suppappola |
Notes from the CCOutreach National Seminar CCOs currently face a number of issues, from email retention and soft dollar payments to the role of the CCO in performing critical compliance functions. The seminar featured many helpful tips for CCOs. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Lisa Roth |
When the SEC Comes Calling Advisers need to prepare for an SEC regulatory inspection this month. Here's why -- and how. |
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004 |
Getting Management on Board With Compliance Compliance and litigation readiness have blasted up the priority list of top management. Leading financial institutions have appointed general counsel into top management roles. Boards of directors are reviewing and approving technology solutions. |
Wall Street & Technology February 13, 2006 Maria Wakem |
Compliance for Less Unlike large financial services firms that have the money and manpower to support compliance systems, small firms face the burdens of meager budgets and skeletal IT staffs that often are already overwhelmed managing multiple projects. |
CFO December 1, 2004 Kate O'Sullivan |
Laying Down the Law By naming compliance officers, companies are putting new focus on regulatory issues -- and giving CFOs a break. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
Knee Deep in Regulation As part of the fallout from the latest financial crisis, bankers are wading through new layers of regulation while scanning for clearer skies ahead. |
Bank Systems & Technology July 5, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Dynamic Duo The CIO and CCO relationship is crucial in executing excellence in compliance. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 John J. Bowen |
Policing Your Practice If you build an effective compliance system, your firm will be more appealing to both clients and buyers. Here's how to build a great compliance system. |
U.S. Banker March 2007 Paresh Amin |
Balancing Industry Mandates and Federal Regulations Financial companies need to consider compliance, business objectives and data security in a holistic manner. All three can be boiled down to one main requirement: determining what is happening to critical data. |
Bank Technology News February 2009 Brian Longe |
Customer Satisfaction Begins with a Single Compliance Solution Using a single technology platform to handle all of its compliance needs allows a bank to open new accounts and complete transactions more quickly through the solution's common database structure. |
Investment Advisor January 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Getting Compliance Help Now If you're one of those financial advisory firms that's still dithering on the sidelines hoping that your compliance program is up to snuff, it's time to get serious. A good place to turn for help is the Regulatory Compliance Association's new CCO University. |
HRO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Kerry Ann Vales |
Compliance Outsourcing Gaining New Ground in HRO Contracts In a world of changing regulations, employers are increasingly looking to service providers to help ensure they meet all applicable mandates. Expect more contracts, especially mid-market ones, to tack on compliance as part of the service delivery. |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Parks & Paris |
IA Soapbox: Why We Went RIA In the RIA model, compliance issues serve to remind us that we are on the same side of the table as our client, and that staying compliant will help us forge together a long-lasting relationship. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 Thomas D. Giachetti |
The Three Troubling Themes How to combat compliance misunderstanding and misdirection. |
Financial Advisor September 2005 Bruce W. Fraser |
How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process. |
U.S. Banker January 2005 Karen Krebsbach |
The Compliance Officer Rises to the C-Suite Who's the most valuable person in your bank? Today that lofty designation most likely belongs to the compliance officer, and his growing clout is prompting salary spikes. |
Wall Street & Technology August 22, 2005 Maria Wakem |
Jaffe Leaves CCO Post at OTA Financial Richard Jaffe is leaving OTA Financial Group after two decades with the company. |
Wall Street & Technology May 30, 2007 Melanie Rodier |
Market for Wealth Management Compliance Systems Set to Jump 15% by 2011 Investment advisors are expected to spend the most on technology as they are among the fastest growing and most regulated group of advisors. But hedge funds are also likely to increase IT spending. |
Financial Advisor April 2004 David J. Drucker |
Living With The Rules How to keep the SEC happy without going out of business. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Expert's Corner: Complacency, Risk and the SEC Often advisors become complacent with respect to compliance, but all RIAs must recognize that compliance is an ongoing process requiring the review/update/amendment of regulatory filings, disclosures, and procedures. |
Wall Street & Technology April 14, 2006 Govind Sandhu |
Beyond Registration Persistent compliance efforts may be one of the most critical investments in the success of today's hedge funds. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Nancy Lininger |
What It Takes Compliance is top of mind at many firms today. Here's what makes a great compliance officer, no matter who takes the role. |
Bank Technology News April 2006 Michael Sisk |
Compliance: The New Rule Book Is Still Like A Maze There are so many new regulations that banks are having difficulty organizing their corporate structure to ensure these new rules are being adequately followed. |
U.S. Banker November 2007 Patrick Conte |
Embrace This Acronym: IT GRC. It Could Save Banks a Bundle. Used to describe the interdependent disciplines of governance, risk and compliance, GRC refers to the people, processes and technology banks invest in to comply with regulations and manage risk as part of effective corporate governance. |
Wall Street & Technology March 19, 2007 Cory Levine |
BIDS Brings On Richard Levin as CCO Newly formed alternative trading system BIDS Trading has found its chief compliance officer in Richard Levin, who most recently served as general counsel and CCO for EquiLend Holdings. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Making Compliance Headway Four years after the passage of the SEC's "compliance program rule," advisors are still grappling with exactly what their annual review process should entail. |
Wall Street & Technology November 21, 2006 Cory Levine |
Inefficient Efforts: Firms Look to Break Down Their Isolated Compliance Processes Industry solution providers are coming up with new ways to unify compliance efforts across the organization, bringing efficiencies and benefits to the business from widely maligned regulatory mandates. |
Insurance & Technology May 28, 2008 Nathan Conz |
Insurers Taking More Unified Approach to Compliance Compliance is becoming the key component of core systems -- especially within the insurance industry. It means complying with state-to-state insurance regulations; but it also means establishing an anti-money laundering program. |
Bank Technology News May 1, 2008 Michael Grebb |
The War to Keep Compliance Talent Financial institutions wade through an ever-deepening regulatory swamp, and therefore an escalating war for compliance talent. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 14, 2010 Matt Gunn |
FIS to Acquire Compliance Coach Banking and payment technology provider FIS announced Monday it will acquire Compliance Coach, Inc., a company that provides risk assessment software, e-learning and additional tools to enable compliance with applicable laws and regulations. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 1, 2005 Phil Britt |
Missed Opportunity Though Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II and revisions in state and federal banking laws continue to increase the time and cost commitment banks must make for compliance, there are ways to mitigate the burdens of regulatory requirements and even improve operations. |
Registered Rep. December 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Compliance Outsourcing Gains Favor With RIAs Charles Schwab's RIA Benchmarking Study this year reports that 38 percent of firms were outsourcing their compliance functions, up from 27 percent in 2010. |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Tracey Longo |
The Watchdog Inside Your Firm The SEC is making your chief compliance officer a whistleblower. Advisors' success with regulators in 2005 will depend largely on whether they trip themselves up or are able to create a business model that is better aligned with their clients. |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2010 William M. Aukamp |
Should Your Bank Have a Lawyer on Staff? Understanding the roles of the counsel and the compliance officer can ensure your bank has all bases covered. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Susan Konig |
A Big Trade Off? For advisors looking for further independence through a registered investment advisory firm, compliance burdens can increase. Reps working under an independent b/d's umbrella RIA, also known as "dually registered" advisors, must comply with both NASD and SEC rules. |
Bank Technology News October 2008 Kyle Duckers |
Strategic GRC Yields Clear Payback Can a financial institution's governance, risk and compliance effort be a strategic tool, or is it simply a cost of doing business? Can best practices actually improve shareholder value? These are important questions that some financial services executives continue to ponder. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Jane Worthington |
Compliance Tips: What Now? John Walsh, of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, offered these ten points for post-review discussions to attendees at NRS' Spring Compliance Conference. |
Insurance & Technology June 14, 2005 Wendy Toth |
Securing Compliance: System, Project or Process? Database and application security products are growing in popularity as companies look for ways to keep up with regulatory demands like Sarbanes-Oxley. |
Wall Street & Technology February 15, 2007 Cory Levine |
Trial and Error: When It Comes to Compliance, the Bare Minimum Isn't Enough Anymore How one financial firm's CCO dumped two e-mail archiving providers before being satisfied with his e-mail compliance. |
Insurance & Technology June 16, 2004 Julie Gallagher |
Look On the Bright Side Rather than letting the clouds of regulation rain on their operations, insurers that look for compliance's silver lining have an opportunity to improve their business processes. |
Wall Street & Technology November 26, 2007 Melanie Rodier |
Streamlining Global Compliance Globalization continues to be a trend, and financial companies are finding they can't manage current global compliance requirements efficiently. |
Bio-IT World January 12, 2004 |
PDMA Compliance in 12 Steps Prescription Drug Marketing Act violations can cost millions. To save that money, follow this program. |
Wall Street & Technology August 22, 2005 Maria Wakem |
Macgregor Proves Compliance Boston-based Macgregor's latest compliance control and reporting solution, XIP Enterprise Compliance, eases the burden of proving to the SEC that firms have the proper controls in place. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2005 |
Finance -- On Balance Senior executives, especially in this Sarbanes-Oxley era, remain hesitant to outsource finance functions. Done selectively, however, such outsourcing might actually benefit governance and compliance. A recent survey of 203 senior executives reinforces this premise. |