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ACA Compliance Group (ACA) is a full-service compliance consulting firm offering unparalleled regulatory compliance services and GIPS verification services designed to satisfy the needs of investment advisers, private funds, investment companies, and broker-dealers. For more information call 973-631-1085 or visit www.acacompliancegroup.com.
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Make Compliance an Asset with Advent Rules Manager®.
Advent Rules Manager® is a comprehensive solution for trading compliance and portfolio monitoring, you can turn your manual policies and procedures into automated processes and take compliance to a new level. Implement the proactive controls and improved tools to monitor trading and allocations.
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Ascendant Compliance Management provides a full range of compliance management services helping Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers and Hedge Funds meet their regulatory responsibilities. We help companies prepare for SEC/FINRA exams, registration, outsourced compliance management, regulatory risk management assessments, infrastructure analysis, due diligence services and compliance training. Our philosophy is straightforward: compliance should not be difficult. www.ascendantcompliance.com


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Ashland Compliance Group provides SEC compliance consulting services to Registered Investment Advisors including Mock SEC Examinations and the evaluation and monitoring of the firm's annual compliance review. Through our affiliate, Ashland Partners, we also offer GIPS verification services and SAS 70 Audits.  For additional information, please call Steve Sobhi at 541-857-8800 or visit our website at www.ashlandpartners.com.
   
   

Dedicated to defensible, technology-driven solutions, BIA reduces costs and risks associated with managing and analyzing critical corporate data. Services include: Preservation & Collection, Processing & Analytics, Digital Investigations, Commercial Fraud Investigations & Analysis, Electronic Policy Consulting, Audit/Certification Services, HR Data-Related Policy, Disaster Recovery, and Legal Document Review. www.biaprotect.com 
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B/D Compliance Associates, Inc. provides broker/dealer FINRA, SEC and state compliance consulting to both existing and start-up operations. The associates of our firm all have practical broker/dealer experience and/or direct regulatory experience.  For more information contact Carrie Wisniewski at (770) 923-9632 or at carrie@bd-compliance.com.
 

Bingham has nearly 1000 lawyers in 13 offices, including leading international financial and regulatory centers such as  New York, Washington, DC, London and Tokyo. Through our premier Securities Area, 150 attorneys in our Broker-Dealer, Securities Litigation and Investment Management groups provide results-oriented, cost-effective counseling, regulatory compliance and defense services to the financial services industry.
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BNY Mellon, a recognized leader in compliance solutions, helps firms reduce risk and increase efficiency through ClearSky, one of the most reliable, cost-effective Blue Sky compliance services available today. We also offer a streamlined Advertising Review Solution for online tracking, annotating, and 17a-4 archiving of advertising materials.
 
 
Bressler, Amery & Ross
Bressler, Amery & Ross specializes in securities counseling needs, including private client, employment and class action cases in arbitration and court. We defend firms and individuals in regulatory inquiries and disciplinary proceedings. We assist clients in the formation and registration of broker-dealer and investment advisers. Excellence is our standard.
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ProxyEdge® is the internet tool that helps you achieve compliance and streamline proxy voting. Manage, track, reconcile and report your proxy voting through electronic delivery of ballots, online voting and SEC compliant reporting and record keeping. ProxyEdge helps reduce the time, paper and effort associated with the proxy process.

 

Cardinal Compliance Services
Cardinal Compliance Services LLC
is an outsourced regulatory compliance solutions group, providing services to Investment Advisers, Hedge Funds, Broker Dealers, and other investment structures. Cardinal Compliance was established to specifically address the unique requirements of the “New Era of Compliance,” emanating from the aftermath of the Madoff fraud scandal.

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Center for Compliance Data Testing
The center is an independent trusted partner for on demand testing, historical data for exceptions against compliance policies, and procedures. Our forensics laboratory consists of technology and data required for testing methodologies that yield regulatory-oriented “proof” reports and reduced costs. Discover compliance exceptions, bad trends, and if you’ll pass a regulatory or investor due diligence exam.

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Certified Securities Compliance Professional® (CSCP®) Program

NSCP’s certification program distinguishes individuals with intermediate to advanced proficiency and a commitment to broadening securities compliance practices, lifelong learning, and professional development. Candidates that achieve the CSCP will have successfully demonstrated expertise of both broker-dealer and investment adviser compliance best practices, rules and regulations, and industry standards.

 



Schwab Designated Brokerage Services, a segment of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Member SIPC), the registered broker-dealer, is committed to meeting the high standards that corporate compliance departments expect. With more than 15 years of experience and a roster of over 400 corporate clients, we are a market leader in providing employee trade surveillance technology to financial firms. We offer comprehensive, cost-saving solutions that can reduce the manual processes and mitigate the risk associated with companies monitoring employee securities trading. Our trade surveillance technology solutions include Trade Rules, a ground-breaking web-based application that can proactively block restricted trades that are not compliant with your firm’s employee trade monitoring policy.  Plus, with Schwab, your employees have access to a full suite of investment products and services to help them achieve their financial goals.

To learn more, call 1-877-589-4276 or visit designatedbrokerage.schwab.com today.

 


Compliance11™, Inc. is a leading supplier of compliance software for the financial services industry. Compliance11’s Supervisory Suite helps compliance officers meet regulatory guidelines by automating four critical processes – employee personal trading, affirmations & disclosures, gifts & entertainment, and case management. Compliance11’s Supervisory Suite frees compliance departments from the burden of managing paper-based processes and allows them to focus their efforts on reducing risk for the company. For additional information, visit www.compliance11.com, call (312) 676-2041 or email us at info@compliance11.com.
 
   

Compliance Reporter is the only news-breaking source that exclusively covers international compliance initiatives at broker/dealers and investment advisors, as well as regulations and enforcement actions from entities such as the NASD, the SEC, the U.S. Court of Appeals and state regulatory agencies. For a free trial go to www.compliancereporter.com, or call 800.715.9195.
   
   

When it comes to Personal Trading technology, Compliance Science, Inc. (“CSI”) has quickly become the leading provider to the financial services community via its Personal Trading Control Center™ (PTCC™). Affordable, scalable and full featured, it satisfies all regulatory requirements. CSI offers numerous other compliance platforms and consulting services including C-TRAC™, DocVault™ and OMS Auditing.

Complinet is the leading provider of solutions that dynamically deliver highly relevant compliance intelligence to the global financial services community.  Established in 1997, Complinet serves over 100,000 industry professionals in 81 countries.  We offer a unique range of solutions that ultimately deliver compliance intelligence – Regulatory Insight, Global Screening and Policy Manager.  www.complinet.com
 
   
Core Compliance & Legal Services, Inc.
CCLS offers legal, compliance and financial accounting services to registered investment advisers, hedge funds, private equities and securities broker dealers. With particular focus on internal controls and risk management, CCLS is equipped to handle the newest and most comprehensive issues facing the financial securities industry. Throughout our relationship, CCLS provides clients with valuable information and training on legal tips and compliance best practices so that you can successfully operate your business.
   
EAI
EAI's Web-based, modular system fully supports complex operations and sales functions. EAI's Compliance module provides the features and functionality to manage compliance across multiple business lines including Annuities, Mutual Funds/Securities and Insurance. EAI's Compliance module can be fully integrated to interact with the other EAI modules like Annuities or Insurance.
 
   


Fidessa LatentZero provides solutions to the global asset management industry. Over 200 buy-side firms, including nine of the ten largest global asset managers, as well as smaller investment managers and hedge funds, rely on Fidessa LatentZero's software and services in their front offices.

Sentinel provides comprehensive pre-, intra- and post-trade investment compliance functionality, and is the pioneer in pre-trade restriction technology. Sentinel has the fastest restriction checking speed in the marketplace, covers a wide range of global regulatory rule libraries and mandates, and enables non technical users to quickly and easily create their own rules.

 
   

Financial Tracking Technologies, LLC is the proven leader in reducing costs through automated compliance software (patents pending) with modular features. Companies using its technologies, which include the SEC, investment advisors, mutual funds, hedge funds and fund of funds, regulatory agencies, broker/dealer, private equity and public companies, no longer endure the arduous and daunting tasks of data gathering and analysis and are the “First to Know” when compliance exceptions occur. Additional information can be found at www.financial-tracking.com
 

Awarded 2006 Vendor of the Year, FIRE Solutions is the industry's choice for online learning, compliance needs and technology solutions. Our integrated solution includes securities exam prep, Firm Element CE, Insurance CE, annual compliance meetings and questionnaires, gift and entertainment tracking, and registration tracking. For a FREE demo: www.FIRESolutions.com , 1-866-ASK-FIRE.
   

Who cares about compliance? Employees who have seen our communications do. We specialize in messages that engage and inform busy employees on what compliance means and why their behavior matters. And our simplified workplace policies are easier to understand and easier to enforce. For more about our unique compliance communications offerings, go to www.firehousefinancial.com.

FORESIDE COMPLIANCE SERVICES, LLC
Foreside offers cost-effective, tailored solutions that allow our clients to focus on asset management without sacrificing compliance best practices.  Our services for start-up, small and larger established traditional and alternative investment firms include providing a named fund CCO, supporting an advisor CCO, SEC registration assistance, compliance program design, implementation and testing, vendor selection and oversight.  For more information, contact Susan Mosher at (207) 553-1953 or at smosher@foreside.com.


FrontLine Compliance, LLC is a regulatory compliance consulting firm of former high-level regulatory insiders offering customized services to broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies, hedge funds, and insurance company affiliates. Staffed by former SEC and FINRA regulators, and chief compliance officers, FrontLine Compliance provides the kind of industry knowledge, experience and expertise on regulatory issues only available from well-seasoned insiders. Call 888-518-8070 or visit www.frontlinecompliance.com

Online CE training for financial services firms and professionals since 1995. FST also provides course customization, CE consulting and content licensing.
 


Founded in 2001, HedgeOp Compliance, LLC focuses exclusively on helping hedge fund and fund of hedge fund managers meet their compliance and operational challenges. HedgeOp has developed a successful business based on its proactive approach to servicing clients and proven reputation. Our clients range from start-up hedge funds to large firms with well-established track records.

 
 

K&L Gates LLP has approximately 1,700 lawyers who practice in 28 offices located in North America, Europe and Asia. We partner with financial services clients - including fund families, investment advisers, banks and broker-dealers - to assist with state and federal regulatory issues, compliance programs, compliance examinations, litigation and enforcement matters.


Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop, L.L.C
Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop, L.L.C. specializes in securities and futures regulation and litigation, and has represented members of the securities industry and futures industry for over 75 years. The Firm represents broker-dealers, FCMs, investment advisors, CTAs and other securities and futures firms, small and large.


Levenfeld Pearlstein has over 70 attorneys based in Chicago and represents sophisticated entrepreneurs and institutions in corporate securities, real estate, and litigation matters.

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LiveOffice is a leading provider of managed email archiving, email compliance, email discovery and Exchange hosting solutions. We process and protect millions of messages each day while helping organizations streamline operations and comply with a variety of regulations. For more information, call 888.251.3863 or visit www.liveoffice.com

 
 

Markel Cambridge Alliance offers an Errors & Omissions Insurance program for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and Investment Advisory Representatives (IARs). The program is available in all 50 states and is endorsed by several financial associations and custodians. Their experienced staff specializes in individualized service. Additional information is available at www.cambridgealliance.com or contact Tony Bougere, SVP Marketing at tbougere@cambridgealliance.com or tel. 800-691-1515.

 
   


Michaels, Ward & Rabinovitz, LLP represents financial services clients nationwide in a full range of legal and compliance matters including employment disputes, regulatory investigations, internal investigations, and securities litigation and arbitration. For your convenience, we have offices located in Massachusetts, Florida, New York, and Colorado. For more information on our firm, and our client-centered and cost-effective approach to case management, please visit us on the web at www.michaelsward.com

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MyComplianceOffice
offers wealth management firms an unmatched suite of applications to help manage and automate their compliance activities, cases and documents in a secure, centralized location. MyComplianceOffice's ease of use makes it simple for firms to effectively oversee their entire compliance program. A web-based solution, MyComplianceOffice enables information to be a click away.
   


The National Association of Independent Broker/Dealers (NAIBD) is a trade organization representing the small, regional and independent firm community, providing them an advocate's voice regarding proposed rule changes, industry representation on SRO boards and committees, and relevant trends. NAIBD is dedicated to provide member benefits to strengthen participation in the association.

   


National Compliance Consultants, Inc.
NCCI is a leading compliance and registration resource for Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisors, and their counsel. The firm has been providing superior consulting services since 1987.


National Compliance Services, Inc. (NCS) has been a leader in the compliance and regulatory services industry since 1994. Our strength is providing reliable, efficient, and reasonably priced products and services for investment advisers, hedge funds, mutual funds, and broker-dealers. Our customized services are designed so you can work closely with an NCS consultant to structure a compliance program that is appropriate for your firm's unique regulatory needs. We provide a wide range of compliance and registration services, which can be viewed at www.ncsonline.com . If you have any questions please feel free to contact Chad Jones, National Compliance Services, National Sales Manager at 561-330-7645 ext 210 or by email chad@ncsonline.com.


National Regulatory Services, since 1983, has been providing compliance and registration services for Investment Advisors and Broker/Dealers. NRS conducts risk reviews for regulatory red flags and provides firms with NRS ComplianceEssentials™, the all-in-one compliance tool; and established the Center for Compliance Professionals offering the first Investment Advisor compliance certification program.

 

For over 10 years, NOVON has been a leader in providing broker dealers with industry experienced professionals with the right project discipline to get the job done - project management, business analysis, and operations analysis. NOVON’s services include business integration and implementation, systems and data conversions, regulatory & compliance reviews and general operations process improvement.

NOVON delivers results and we back it up with our Service Guarantee. Visit us at www.novon.net to learn more.

 

Pearson VUE is the global leader in electronic testing, providing a full suite of services from test development to test delivery to data management. Pearson VUE offers exams through the world's largest network of test centers in 162 countries, providing testing services for regulatory and certification boards, as well as information technology, academic, government and corporate clients.

 

Pepper Hamilton lawyers assist clients with a full range of legal and compliance matters and have deep experience in such areas as securities enforcement and litigation, investment management, information security and privacy, and white collar and corporate investigations. For more information on our more than 500 lawyers in 11 offices, please visit us at www.pepperlaw.com.
 
 


Over the past 20-plus years, Quest CE has built a reputation of being the premier provider of Compliance Education to the financial services industry. In addition to offering Third Party Administration for insurance continuing education (CE) and online/self-study programs Quest offers Firm Element Training, Insurance Prelicensing, Securities Exam Prep, Anti-Money Laundering Training and a full spectrum of products to meet your Compliance needs. For more information, go to our website at www.questce.com or call us at 877.593.3366.
RegEd
RegEd provides online compliance solutions for financial professionals. RegEd’s experience and leadership allows clients to have access to the industry’s leading continuing education and innovative compliance products and services. In addition, RegEd offers Xchange, a premier contracting, securities registration and insurance licensing administration application.
Romeo & Chiaverelli LLC, Certified Public Accountants
215.569.2113
Accounting, audit, taxation and consulting services to the securities industry since 1980 including monthly accounting services and focus reports. Also serves as FINOP.

SEC3 provides compliance consulting services to financial institutions globally including investment advisers, investment companies, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and transfer agents. SEC3 can work with you to adequately address all of your regulatory compliance needs and bridge the gap between your operations and the regulations. For details, please visit www.seccc.com or contact Janaya Moscony at 610-415-9261 x 114.
 
Smarsh is a leading managed service provider of innovative, secure and reliable email archiving solutions for compliance and records retention, legal e-discovery and litigation readiness, and mail server data management. Founded in 2001, the company has built its trusted reputation by handling the sophisticated archiving needs of the financial services industry, and has produced a flawless regulatory audit track record to show for it.
 
The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE) exists to champion ethical practice and compliance standards in all organizations and to provide the necessary resources for compliance professionals and others who share these principles.
 

StarCompliance focuses on providing industry leading compliance and regulatory solutions for the financial services industry. Our software is a fundamental part of the Compliance departments in over 70 financial institutions globally. Our user friendly, flexible and configurable system ensures compliance is carried out easily, thoroughly and flawlessly. For more information, email us at sales@starcompliance.com or contact us at (888) 791-8526.
 

Starkweather & Shepley Insurance, founded in 1879, provides specialized risk coverage to the investment industry. In addition to providing Directors & Officers Liability, Errors & Omissions Liability, and ERISA/Fidelity bonds, we are a full service insurance agency which allows “one stop” shopping for all your insurance needs. This includes Business Office Package Policies, Employee Benefit Insurance, Workers Compensation and all the required coverages pertinent to financial advisors, hedge fund, mutual fund groups and Securities Broker/Dealers.

Strategic Compliance and Governance, LLC
Gone are the days of stand-alone brokerage firms, investment advisers, banks and mutual funds. Yet each business lines’ regulator does not necessarily acknowledge the boundaries designed to encapsulate policies and procedures.  We believe fundamentally that the core of a successful business is a value-driven strategy. That’s why Strategic Compliance & Governance provides risk-adjusted compliance resource management as its core service.  We specialize in large, complex enterprise-wide compliance strategies and processes.  www.SCandG.net


Sutherland delivers answers to broker-dealers, investment companies and investment advisors. We draw upon the experience of more than 450 lawyers in cities throughout the U.S. If you need help managing an SEC, NASD, NYSE or state compliance or enforcement matter, please contact us at www.sutherland.com.

 


TD AMERITRADE provides online self-directed brokerage account services (SDBA) to 401(k) plan providers and corporate employers. Through specially designed programs, firms can offer their employees TD AMERITRADE online brokerage services with customized benefits designed to fit the needs of the firm and their organization.

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Since 1957, Liftman Insurance has focused on providing insurance for the investment community. We offer Professional Liability and Directors & Officers Insurance, Data Security & Privacy Liability, Fidelity, ERISA and State Surety Bonds, as well as Employment Practices Liability to investment advisors, mutual funds, hedge funds, and broker/dealers. For more information, call 617-439-9595 or visit www.liftman.com
 

Thomson Financial, the most complete source for integrated information and technology applications in the financial services industry, is dedicated to driving profitable and measurable performance improvement for its clients. Thomson Financial works with clients to develop individual workflow solutions to enhance their competitive advantage in the marketplace.
 
WH Group, LLC is a full-service, national firm offering a broad range of executive search and consulting services for the financial services industry and specializing in the areas of legal and compliance. For more information, please contact Samuel Wiser at 954.332.3009, or email us at info@thewhgroupllc.com.
 

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services is a leading provider of content, technology, and services for compliance and risk management professionals for banking, securities, and insurance. CCH Wall Street, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, is the most comprehensive and trusted source offering compliance tools addressing written supervisory procedures, investment adviser compliance and employee personal trade surveillance.