RegEd will share best practices in licensing and registration and relevant regulatory updates with Securities & Insurance Licensing Association members. At Wednesday’s SILA Heartland Chapter meeting, Michael Pouliot, head of sales for RegEd’s Enterprise Xchange Contracting, Licensing, and Registration solution, will offer SILA members ways to drive licensing and registration efficiencies that create a competitive advantage. Also, Brandi Brown, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for RegEd, will give a regulatory overview to attendees. SILA’s members include licensing experts whose occupations encompass all aspects of insurance licensing and securities registration. “Licensing and registration regulations can be complex and are increasingly dynamic,” Brown said. […]
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The newly released 2022 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program reflects an evolving securities industry. “Today’s securities industry landscape is highly dynamic in terms of business models, technologies, products, and compliance practices. This report looks at these significant changes through the lens of FINRA’s commitment to investor protection and market integrity so that firms’ compliance programs can benefit from our findings about emerging and ongoing issues,” stated Greg Ruppert, executive vice president, member supervision, in a press release announcing the release of FINRA’s 2022 exam report. Exam findings in key areas Focus areas highlighted in the report include: FINRA’s initial findings from its […]
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Aite-Novarica Group Cites ‘Strong Market Position and Momentum’ in Listing Leading Providers of DCM Solutions Aite-Novarica Group has listed RegEd as a dominant solution provider in the advisory firm’s most recent report on distribution/compensation management systems. Dominant providers “have strong market position and momentum” and “their solutions within the segment are well-known,” Aite-Novarica Group states in its report. RegEd’s Enterprise Xchange Contracting, Licensing and Registration solution is one of 12 DCM provider systems (encompassing onboarding, licensing and compensation systems) included in the Novarica Market Navigator™ report. “Decoupling DCM capabilities from core policy administration systems can be a strategic approach to […]
Continue readingMore TagSEC Cybersecurity Policy: New Rules for Investment Advisers Possible
The next evolution in SEC cybersecurity policy could come Wednesday when commissioners consider whether to propose new rules for registered investment advisers and investment companies. Commissioners will consider staff recommendations for addressing cybersecurity risk management for investment advisers and investment companies as one of the agenda items for their Feb. 9 meeting. The commission will also consider related amendments to certain rules regarding adviser and fund disclosures under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 under the same agenda item, according to the SEC’s meeting agenda. SEC Chair Gary Gensler has asked staff to […]
Continue readingMore TagRegEd Achieves Record Growth in 2021 Fueled by Product Innovation and New Enterprise Customer Acquisition
Industry’s leading provider of compliance, licensing, and credentialing automation, delivers record bookings and double-digit increase in revenue; Gears up for the future with further investment in advanced technologies. RegEd, the leading provider of RegTech solutions to broker-dealers, insurance companies, insurance brokers, and banks, today announced results from the most successful year in the company’s history. RegEd achieved record growth in 2021, highlighted by a 42% year-over-year increase in organic new annual recurring revenue (ARR) bookings and 34% organic growth over the prior year in annual recurring revenue. While RegEd’s growth continues to be fueled by constants such as heightened […]
Continue readingMore TagRegEd Subject-Matter Experts to Share Regulatory Updates and Industry Insights at SILA Chapter Event
RegEd Representatives will Present at a Meeting of the Buckeye Chapter of the Securities & Insurance Licensing Association Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 25, 2022 — RegEd will provide Securities & Insurance Licensing Association members with insights into the latest regulatory changes and trends, as well as opportunities, challenges and best practices impacting licensing and registration professionals in the financial services industry. At Wednesday’s SILA Buckeye Chapter meeting, Brandi Brown, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for RegEd, will give a regulatory overview to attendees. Also, Michael Pouliot, head of sales for RegEd’s Enterprise Xchange Contracting, Licensing, and Registration solution, will offer SILA […]
Continue readingMore TagFINRA CEO to SIFMA Audience: Protecting Investors and Addressing Workplace Evolution are Priorities for 2022
Investor protection remains atop FINRA’s priorities for 2022. “There will be a theme around retail-investor protection,” CEO Robert Cook said, during a recent webinar hosted by SIFMA. And FINRA will proceed with some existing initiatives as well as launch new efforts in 2022, he told SIFMA President & CEO Kenneth Bentsen, Jr., in a virtual Q&A session. FINRA will also revisit rules and regulations in light of changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the industry’s shift to remote work, Cook noted. In doing so, the regulator could modify or extend some short-term responses to make them long-term changes. […]
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FINRA is preparing for a “new normal” in which firms will work remotely even after the pandemic passes. For example, FINRA is considering changing how it defines “branch office” and “office of supervisory jurisdiction” for supervision and inspection purposes based on industry feedback. “Many” commenters that responded to a request for feedback on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic urged the regulator to revisit the definitions under FINRA Rule 3110 because firms have shifted to remote work. “Several commenters expressed concern that without amendments, personal residences of many associated persons will need to be registered (and inspected) to facilitate remote […]
Continue readingMore TagFINRA Extends Remote Branch Inspections Until End of 2022
FINRA has proposed to extend temporary relief allowing firms to conduct their 2022 branch inspections remotely through year-end. If approved by the SEC, the extension of FINRA Rule 3110.17 would extend COVID-related branch office inspection relief that is now scheduled to end on June 30. “The proposed additional six-month extension would provide further clarity to firms on regulatory requirements and account for the time needed for many firms to carefully assess when and how to have their employees safely return to their offices in light of vaccination coverage in the U.S. and transmission levels of the virus, including any emergent […]
Continue readingMore TagSEC Examiners: Advisers Should Review Policies and Procedures for Calculating Advisory Fees
SEC examiners have recommended that investment advisers “review routinely, refine, and improve, as appropriate, their fee billing policies, procedures, and practices and address new risks as they are identified” to ensure that they are calculating advisory fees correctly. They also should review their disclosures to confirm that clients are aware of all fees and expenses and related material conflicts of interest, examiners have suggested. Examiners made the recommendations after identifying deficiencies related to the advisory fees charged by most of the approximately 130 investment advisers that it examined in a nationwide initiative. The deficiencies “often resulted in financial harm to […]
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