Attend our virtual Investment Adviser Core Compliance Program Symposium, complete the coursework in 4 days and receive your IA Core Compliance Program Certificate of Achievement.

Course Description: Understanding the intricacies and implications of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) is fundamental to the core responsibilities of any investment adviser compliance professional. A section-by-section review of the Advisers Act brings renewed focus to the root source of each requirement, many of which are likely to be encountered in compliance departments of firms of every size. Everyday situations are incorporated to bring the Advisers Act to life, including practical advice about writing, implementing and maintaining…

Course Description: For the average investment adviser, the prospect of managing the administrative and compliance aspects of the daily operations of the firm can be daunting. This pressure is further multiplied by recent regulatory trends and enforcement actions. Given these trends, advisers need to be particularly concerned about the accuracy, quality, and completeness of the firm’s books and records as required by Rule 204-2 of the Advisers Act. Generally speaking, at the outset of an examination, the SEC will form…

Course Description: The ongoing insider trading investigations and civil and criminal enforcement actions involving Wall Street professionals is a reminder of the importance of an investment adviser having effective policies and procedures to detect and prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information. This mission-critical topic will be a focal point of the course. Section 204A requires investment advisers to establish, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information by the firm…

Course Description: In 1963, the United States Supreme Court held in SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc., that Section 206 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 imposes a fiduciary duty on investment advisers by operation of law. Section 206 of the Act (generally referred to as the “anti-fraud” provision) makes it unlawful for an investment adviser to engage in fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative conduct. The general purpose of an investment adviser’s fiduciary duty is to eliminate conflicts of…

Course Description: The SEC’s anti-fraud rules pursuant to Section 206 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 lay the regulatory foundation of the adviser’s relationship with its clients. Rules promulgated under Section 206 prohibit an adviser from defrauding, deceiving or manipulating any client or prospective client in its business practices. In addition to the general anti-fraud prohibition of Section 206, Rules 206(4)-2, 206(4)-3, 206(4)-5 and 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act regulate, respectively: custody or possession of client funds or securities;…

Course Description: Inaccurate and/or inadequate Form ADV disclosures are consistently cited in the SEC’s and many states’ list of “Top Deficiencies.” In this session, experts will systematically walk through Form ADV Part 1 and examine disclosure requirements that impact all advisers (including private fund advisers). This session will also review the method of calculating “regulatory assets under management (RAUM),” re-examine the changes to the ADV Part 1A that became effective recently, and discuss how the SEC’s new custody guidance on…

Course Description: The Form ADV Part 2 is a “plain English” narrative approach to client disclosure. Investment Advisers are required to file their disclosure brochures electronically and the public has access to these brochures via the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website. This session will examine the form’s 19 specific disclosure topics, including advisory business, fees and compensation, disciplinary events and brokerage practices. In addition, the session will delve into the mechanics of the Form ADV Part 2B, “brochure supplement,”…

Course Description: Ethics is not an option; it’s a requirement. Since the adoption of the SEC Rule on Codes of Ethics, every registered investment adviser firm must adopt codes of ethics that establish standards of conduct and address conflicts that arise from personal trading issues. Many state advisers have also adopted a code of ethics either in response to state mandates or as an industry best practice. Instruction and guidance for this course will focus on identifying the requirements that…

Course Description: As compliance professionals, we are used to working within sets of well-defined rules and creating procedures that manage risks. While there are rules that require Code of Ethics, and while we can develop procedures to mitigate risks of certain types of unethical behavior, ethical decision-making requires different (and perhaps, antithetical) skills. As firms respond to the health crisis and office environments invade personal living spaces, new challenges surface in the administration of ethics programs. In this interactive session,…