The deadline for investment adviser firms to submit their Preliminary Renewal Statement payment is quickly approaching. FINRA must be in receipt of an investment adviser firm’s full payment listed on the Preliminary Renewal Statement by December 16, 2019. Investment adviser firms with sufficient funds in their IARD Flex-Funding Account to cover the Preliminary Renewal Statement payment will have funds automatically transferred beginning on December 16, 2019 to the IARD Renewal Account to cover total renewal fees owed. Automatic transfers will be conducted every day after December 16, 2019 until the WEB CRD/IARD shuts down for year-end processing on Friday, December 27, 2019. Investment adviser firms that choose to mail in their renewal payments are advised to do so now to avoid delays and to ensure funds are received by the deadline.
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Ensure Timely Preliminary Renewal Statement Payments
November 21, 2019
Don’t wait until the last minute to submit your annual renewal fees. FINRA must be in receipt of the full payment listed on the Preliminary Renewal Statement, which is now available, by Monday December 16, 2019. Investment advisers with sufficient funds in their Flex-Funding Account to cover the Preliminary Renewal Statement payment will have funds automatically transferred beginning December 16, 2019 to the Renewal Account to cover total renewal fees owed. Investment advisers that choose to mail in their payments are advised to do so now to avoid delays and to ensure funds are received by the deadline. If your investment adviser would like assistance with the annual renewal service, click here for more information on or to purchase RIA Compliance Consultants’ IARD Renewal Program and ADV Amendment Services.
RIA Compliance Consultants recommends the chief compliance officer (“CCO”) of your investment adviser firm add the following deadlines for IARD renewals and the annual Form ADV amendment to his or her calendar:
Your investment adviser firm can create IARD renewal email alerts in E-Bill section of the IARD account. The email alerts sent to your investment adviser firm can include notifications about renewal statements, deadlines, or confirmation that your investment adviser firm has paid its renewals in full. The Super Account Administrator (“SAA”) for your investment adviser firm’s IARD account does not automatically receive all the available alerts; the SAA must subscribe for the various email alerts. For more details about the features of the E-Bill section of your investment adviser firm’s IARD account, visit E-Bill Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at https://www.finra.org/filing-reporting/e-bill/faq#alerts .
Tip #2 for an Investment Adviser’s IARD Renewal
November 12, 2019
As you review your investment adviser firm’s Preliminary Renewal Statement from the IARD system, your investment adviser firm should consider whether its investment adviser representatives should be registered as an investment adviser representative in a particular state.
Tip #1 for an Investment Adviser’s IARD Renewal
November 11, 2019
As you review your investment adviser firm’s Preliminary Renewal Statement from the IARD system, you should consider whether your investment adviser firm desires to terminate a firm-level investment adviser state registration or state notice filing so it can receive a regulatory fee refund.
The Securities Bureau of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance has released its 2020 list of requirements for a state-registered investment adviser (IA) and an investment advisor representative (IAR) to renew their registration in the State of Nebraska.
The deadline for investment advisers to submit their Preliminary Renewal Statement payment is quickly approaching. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) must be in receipt of the full payment listed on the Preliminary Renewal Statement by Friday, December 18, 2015. Investment advisers with sufficient funds in their Flex-Funding Account to cover the Preliminary Renewal Statement payment will have funds automatically transferred beginning on Friday, December 11, 2015 to their Renewal Account to cover total renewal fees owed. Automatic transfers will be conducted every day after December 11, 2015 until the WEB CRD/IARD shuts down for year-end processing on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Investment advisers that choose to mail in their payments are advised to do so now to avoid delays and to ensure funds are received by the deadline. If your investment adviser would like assistance with the annual renewal service, click here for more information on or to purchase RIA Compliance Consultants’ IARD Renewal Program and ADV Amendment Service. If you have questions regarding these or any of the other services offered by RIA Compliance Consultants, please contact your consultant if you are an existing client or click here if you have not previously engaged RIA Compliance Consultants for our services.
Ensure Timely Preliminary Renewal Statement Payments
November 25, 2015
Don’t wait until the last minute to submit your annual renewal fees. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) must be in receipt of the full payment listed on the Preliminary Renewal Statement, which is now available, by Friday, December 18, 2015. Investment advisers with sufficient funds in their Flex-Funding Account to cover the Preliminary Renewal Statement payment will have funds automatically transferred beginning Friday, December 11, 2015 to the Renewal Account to cover total renewal fees owed. Investment advisors that choose to mail in their payments are advised to do so now to avoid delays and to ensure funds are received by the deadline. If your investment adviser would like assistance with the annual renewal service, click here for more information on or to purchase RIA Compliance Consultants’ IARD Renewal Program and ADV Amendment Services.
Preliminary Renewal Statement Now Available
November 17, 2015
As of yesterday, Monday, November 16, 2015, your investment adviser firm can access, via its Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD) account, its Preliminary Renewal Statement for the upcoming year. Investment advisor firms are assessed individual registration fees based on the state(s) that the firm is notice filed or registered in and the number of investment advisor representatives and their approved registration statuses. The amount reflected in the Preliminary Renewal Statement is the amount of renewal fees investment advisors must pay in order to maintain active registration for the firm and its investment adviser representatives.
