Preliminary Renewal Statement Now Available

November 12, 2024

As of Monday, November 11, 2024, your investment adviser firm can access, via its IARD account, its Preliminary Renewal Statement for the upcoming year. Investment adviser 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 adviser 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.

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Preliminary Renewal Statements Available Monday

November 08, 2024

Starting Monday, November 11, 2024, a registered investment adviser firm can access, via its IARD account, its Preliminary Renewal Statement for 2025 renewals. The Preliminary Renewal Statement must be paid, in full, by Monday, December 9, 2024. Depending on your method of payment, it may take at least two days for a payment to post to the IARD account. Because of this, your firm’s payment should arrive at FINRA no later than Wednesday, December 4, 2024, to ensure that funds are posted to your firm’s IARD account by December 9, 2024.

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New AML Requirements for Investment Advisers

October 04, 2024

Overview of FinCEN’s New AML Rule

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has finalized new anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations applicable to certain investment adviser firms. The rule expands the scope of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to include investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs). This significant regulatory development is designed to protect the U.S. financial system from being used by criminals for illicit finance activities, including money laundering and terrorist financing.

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