The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) proposed a model rule requiring investment advisers to create and implement written procedures to address business continuity and succession planning in the event of the owner’s and other key personnel’s untimely departure or a natural disaster (http://www.nasaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IA-RFPC-Model-Rule-Model-Guidance.pdf). With this proposal NASAA has caught up with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) requirements for federally registered investment advisers to establish business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

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