19 03, 2021

Filing A Suspicious Activity Report (“SAR”)

By |2021-03-19T12:27:50-04:00March 19, 2021|Anti-Money Laundering, Broker-Dealer, Filing Requirements, FinCEN, FINRA, Fraud, Registered Investment Advisers, Rules and Regulations, Supervision|

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network requires certain financial institutions to [...]

12 03, 2021

State Exemptions from Investment Adviser Registration

By |2021-03-12T15:51:17-05:00March 12, 2021|Exempt Reporting Adviser, Filing Requirements, FINRA, IARD, Investment Advisor Representative, NASAA, Registered Investment Advisers, Registrations, Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, SEC, SEC Registration, State Registration|

For an investment adviser to qualify for an exemption from [...]

5 03, 2021

Federal Exemptions from Investment Advisor Registration

By |2021-03-05T09:38:09-05:00March 5, 2021|Exempt Reporting Adviser, FINRA, IARD, Registered Investment Advisers, Registrations, Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, SEC, SEC Registration, State Registration, WebCRD/IARD|

Previously on the MasterCompliance blog, we covered When Do You [...]

3 03, 2021

Change to New York IAR Registration

By |2021-03-03T17:37:40-05:00March 3, 2021|Continuing Education, Examinations, Exempt Reporting Adviser, Filing Requirements, FINRA, Investment Advisor Representative, NASAA, Registered Investment Advisers, Registrations, Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, WebCRD/IARD|

On December 1, 2020, the state of New York adopted [...]

26 02, 2021

Exclusions from the Definition of Investment Advisor

By |2021-02-26T09:49:33-05:00February 26, 2021|FINRA, Investment Advisor Representative, NASAA, Registered Investment Advisers, Registrations, Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, SEC, SEC Registration, State Registration|

Previously we covered Investment Advisor Registration in our blog When [...]

24 02, 2021

FINRA’s Top Priorities for 2021

By |2021-02-24T09:58:16-05:00February 24, 2021|Broker-Dealer, Communications, Cybersecurity, FINRA, Form CRS, Registered Investment Advisers, Regulation Best Interest, Retail Communications, Rules and Regulations, Variable Annuities|

Early in the year, FINRA released their 2021 Report on [...]

19 02, 2021

When Do You Have to Register as an Investment Adviser?

By |2021-02-19T09:26:46-05:00February 19, 2021|FINRA, IARD, Investment Advisor Representative, NASAA, Registered Investment Advisers, Registrations, Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, SEC, SEC Registration, State Registration|

The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 defines an investment adviser [...]

17 02, 2021

Successor Rules for Registered Investment Advisers

By |2021-02-17T14:09:43-05:00February 17, 2021|Exempt Reporting Adviser, Filing Requirements, Registered Investment Advisers, SEC, SEC Registration, State Registration|

The Successor Rules for registered investment advisers in the Securities [...]

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