Beschreibung
Registered investment advisers are accustomed to regulatory scrutiny. But the pressure to understand changing compliance regulations and to meet the requirements they impose has never been more intense. A range of scandals and abusesfrom the laundering of terrorist funds to mutual fund trading shenaniganshas caused the Securities and Exchange Commission to tighten regulation and step up enforcement. Unfortunately, definitive compliance informationthe kind that can save advisers precious time and spare them serious trouble--has not been easy to find. Until now.The RIA's Compliance Solution Book gathers the information needed most and puts it all in one place. Here advisers will find plain-English translations of the rules that regulate such issues as:advisory contracts and feesadvertising and client communicationsRIA compliance programs and codes of ethicscustody of customer accountscompleting, filing, and amending Form ADVselecting brokers and executing trades
Autorenportrait
Elayne Robertson Demby, JD, is a nationally recognized journalist. Trained as an attorney, she is sought out for stories that break down complex legal material into simple, understandable English for the layman. Demby has worked in a number of prestigious New York law firms, including Proskauer Rose Goetz& Mendelsohn and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton& Garrison.
In her work as a journalist, she specializes in business and legal issues such as securities law, tax law, finance, executive compensation, financial planning, human resources, retirement plans, health and welfare plans, corporate governance, nonprofits, collections and credit, and risk management. Dembys work has been published in numerous consumer and trade outlets including theNew York Times, WSJ.com,Crains New York Business, Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine,Human Resource Executive, CFO magazine,Plansponsor magazine,Advisor Today, Collections& Credit Risk magazine,Treasury& Risk Management magazine,Wealth Manager magazine, andGlobal Custodian. After receiving her BA in economics from Boston University, magna cum laude, Demby received aJD from Fordham Universitys School of Law and an LLM in taxation law from New York University School of Law.
Inhalt
Acknowledgments. Introduction.1 Terms and Acronyms.2 Federal and State Laws and Other Regulations.3 RIA Registration: What It Means, How Its Done.4 The Nuts and Bolts of Form ADV.5 How to Complete Form ADV Part 1.6 How to Complete Form ADV Part 2.7 RIA Compliance Programs and Codes of Ethics.8 Investment Recommendations and Fiduciary Obligations.9 Advisory Contracts and Fees.10 Custody of Customer Accounts.11 Selecting Brokers and Executing Trades.12 Personal Securities Trading and Reporting.13 Voting Client Proxies.14 Record-Keeping Requirements.15 Advertising and Client Communications.16 Referrals.17 ERISA Plans.18 Soft Dollars.19 Protecting Clients Privacy.20 Money Laundering.21 Supervising Employees.22 SEC Examinations and Enforcement Actions.
Appendix A. Contact Information for the SEC and Securities Regulators. Appendix B. Form ADV. Appendix C. Adviser Designation requirements. Index.
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