SEC Fines On the Rise: Lagging RIA Compliance Costs Legacy Firms Millions

The much-anticipated SEC Marketing Rule went into effect in 2021, though many financial professionals are still testing the waters when it comes to implementing previously unavailable marketing strategies. With the new marketing ruling came some major changes to how advisory firms are able to navigate the digital landscape and attract new clients with social media […]

How RIAs Can Improve Cybersecurity Measures Following the Crowdstrike Outages

On July 19, flights were grounded and billboards in Times Square went blank as the world experienced a global tech outage like no other. Triggered by a single botched software update by one cybersecurity company (Crowdstrike), millions of computers—including those operating large-scale systems—crashed. More than an inconvenience for travelers and workers, this event was a […]

What Is the SEC Marketing Rule?

At the end of 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized its reforms to the Investment Advisers Act, particularly as it applies to advertising and marketing. Since dubbed the “New Marketing Rule,” these changes were made in an effort to modernize the rulings and better address today’s marketing communication channels and opportunities.  While launched […]

Smartria and MirrorWeb Announce Partnership for Best-in-Class Compliance Solutions

Originally posted to PR Newswire –Together, the Companies Offer the Leading Integrated Compliance Program Management and Communications Supervision Platforms for RIA Firms KNOXVILLE, Tenn. and AUSTIN, Texas, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Smartria, a leading provider of regulatory compliance software, and MirrorWeb, a leader in the digital archiving and supervision space, today announced that they have combined forces to deliver […]

Smartria and TradePMR, market leaders in compliance software and custodial services for RIAs, respectively, join forces to support RIA firm growth

In conjunction with TradePMR’s Synergy 2024 conference in Las Vegas, Smartria and TradePMR announced that the companies have partnered to integrate their platforms and deliver TradePMR custodial data into Smartria’s compliance software. TradePMR, which celebrated its 25th year during its annual Synergy conference in May, is a custodial services company focused on meeting the specific […]

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Smartria’s Integration with Altruist is Now Live!

Introducing Next-Level Compliance & RIA Trade Monitoring We’re thrilled to announce a game-changing partnership between Smartria and leading RIA custodian Altruist with the integration of our compliance software into the Altruist platform. At Smartria, we’ve always believed that compliance should be simple, intuitive, and, above all, effective. Streamlining compliance through technology has been in our […]

Mapping Compliance Priorities for 2024

There’s always something about the freshness of a new year. It’s like the nostalgia from the first day of school: opening a box of #2 pencils, kids laughing and leather squeaking from all the new tennis shoes. The new year is a chance to restart, well, everything. And sometimes that’s a really good thing. Coming […]

Beyond the Basics: Elevating Your Compliance Strategy for the New Year

For wealth management firms, the start of a new year brings new goals and another chance to evaluate the robustness of your compliance program. While creativity might not dominate discussions in this space, the undeniable wins lie in adopting creative problem-solving approaches. This is an area Smartria’s Software as a Partnership® excels—assisting your compliance team […]