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Address the Branch Audit Scheduling Challenge Head-On with RegEd’s Branch Audit Cycle Management

The scheduling of OSJ, branch, and non-branch audits has become more complex over the past year. With the introduction of FINRA’s Remote Inspection Pilot Program and Residential Supervisory Locations, along with state-specific branch and non-branch registration and audit requirements, the complexity in tracking firms’ audit cycles is at an all-time high. For example, OSJ’s must be audited annually (along with branches that supervise non-branch locations), and other branches must be audited every three years. Supervisory offices from a person’s private residence are considered non-branch locations and can be subject to a different cycle, but certain states’ rules override these rules […]

RegEd to Participate in 2024 AICP Annual Conference

RegEd, the leading provider of compliance technology solutions to insurance companies, broker-dealers and other financial services firms, is a proud Sponsor and participant in the 2024 Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals’ (AICP) Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN, on Sept.15-18, 2024. This year’s AICP conference, themed “Shift into Overdrive: Join the Race for Regulatory Excellence,” will serve as a platform for industry professionals to explore and address the pressing challenges faced by compliance teams in Property and Casualty as well as Life and Health sectors. Attendees can look forward to engaging discussions with senior insurance compliance professionals, regulators, and thought leaders […]

RegEd Launches Producer Management and Licensing Automation Technology Bundle for Midsized Insurers and Distributors

Tailored Offering From the Industry Leader Enables High Efficiency for Licensing Teams and a Frictionless User Experience for Producers and Admins, Enabling Scale for Growth. RegEd, the leading provider of producer management solutions for the insurance and financial services industry, has announced the launch of a technology bundle specifically calibrated for small and midsized insurers and distributors seeking to scale their producer support function along with a growing business. This comprehensive solution, powered by the industry-leading Enterprise Xchange, will meet the unique needs of growing firms, who benefit from an all-in-one approach to producer management technology delivered by a single […]

FINRA’s Targeted Exam Reveals Violations in Crypto Communications: What You Need to Know

FINRA recently released the results of its November 2022 targeted exam to review the practices of its member firms that actively communicate with retail customers concerning crypto assets and crypto asset-related services. As part of this targeted exam, FINRA reviewed over 500 such communications and identified potential substantive violations of FINRA Rule 2210 in approximately 70 percent of the communications. FINRA Rule 2210 requires that communications be fair and balanced and provide a sound basis for evaluating the facts regarding any product or service discussed. The Rule also prohibits claims that are false, exaggerated, promissory, unwarranted, or misleading, and prohibits […]

Licensing Technology and Evolving Expectations

Less That Does More The financial services industry expects dramatically more from the technology that supports it. Once paper-based, systems are now a single application with a frictionless experience for users. The best licensing and registration operations have the ability to aggregate real-time data from multiple sources, provide straight-through processing for a host of functions, and support multiple channels. Intuitive and Interactive Just five years ago, firms said agents were resistant to technology and still preferred paper. Today, that has completely changed. Agents and advisers want interactive systems that have to be online, intuitive, and completely frictionless. They have a […]

Business Process Automation (BPA) v. Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Which is best for L&R Operations?

BPA Drives L&R Efficiency For many the financial services industry, there can be confusion between BPA and RPA. Business process automation, known as BPA, has proven most effective at driving efficiency for licensing and registration operations. Robotic process automation, or RPA, is often seen as the ultimate enabler of efficiency, which is true in other applications. Here, we explain the difference. Process Management v. Saving Keystrokes Robotic process automation (RPA) replicates human keystrokes in a repeatable process, such that a bot enters data in fields on a screen to create records, and in some cases, completes a transaction. In short, […]

Top 5 Features from RegEd’s Enterprise Compliance Spring Release

RegEd recently rolled out dozens of exciting new features with our spring Enterprise Compliance platform release designed for financial services firms. Learn more about the top 5 features below! Industry’s Largest IAR CE Offering SCORM Compliant Courses GGC’s Contact Directory Enhancements Multiple Auditor Support Compliance Questionnaire & Advertising Review Self-Service Tools Industry’s Largest IAR CE Offering In January, RegEd launched our Investment Adviser Representative CE solution to meet the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)’s Investment Adviser Representative Continuing Education Model Rule. With over 25 courses initially launched, and new ones in the pipeline, we look forward to meeting, and […]

Preparing your 2022 Firm Element Training Program – Step Two: the Written Training Plan

Adam Schaub Vice President, Platform Product Management RegEd, Inc. FINRA Rule 1240 requires each of its member firms to conduct an annual evaluation and prioritization of its registered persons’ training needs, develop a written training plan, and implement and track completion of that plan. Our first article covered the Needs Analysis, and this article covers the second step, which is to develop your firm’s written training plan. Similar to our guidance on the Needs Analysis, if your prior year’s plan was successful, you can use that as your template for 2022. If planning Firm Element is a new task for you, […]

Preparing your 2022 Firm Element Training Program – Step One: the Needs Analysis

Adam Schaub Vice President, Platform Product Management RegEd, Inc. It is that time of year again when firms have wrapped up their 2021 CE programs and are ready to reflect and plan their 2022 programs. For many firms, this entails dusting off the 2021 Needs Analysis and Written Training Plan, and adjusting for the current year. If planning Firm Element is a new task for you, it is recommended that you create a framework that can be reused in subsequent years. FINRA’s Guide to Continuing Education Requirements has a basic outline of the expected areas that should be reviewed and considered by […]

RegEd Reaches 3 Million Submissions Reviewed on its Enterprise Advertising Review Solution

Adoption by scores of financial services firms, including 7 of the top 10, fueled exponential growth in volume over the last two years. RegEd, the leading provider of RegTech solutions to the financial services industry, today announced that Enterprise Advertising Review, an advanced technology solution that automates the advertising compliance review process, has processed more than 3 million submissions to date. Regulators such as the SEC and FINRA are highly focused on marketing, advertising, and customer communications to ensure that they are fair, balanced, and not misleading, as well as compliant with regulatory rules. A major challenge for financial services […]

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