June 25, 2025
Same rules, smaller teams It’s one thing to train for a marathon with a full coaching staff, custom shoes, cryotherapy, and someone handing you electrolytes mid-stride. It’s another to show up […]
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June 17, 2025
You’re probably reading this article because someone (maybe the CCO, maybe your future self) said the words: “We need to audit our compliance program.” And now it’s your job to figure out […]
June 6, 2025
In the early 2000s, SEC exams often meant dusting off physical binders and hunting through emails for attestations. A good compliance officer knew the art of printing PDFs and organizing labeled folders. […]
June 4, 2025
You can’t outsource accountability—the words of Gurbir Grewal, SEC’s Director of Enforcement, landed like a drumbeat. What your firm says, builds, shares, or automates—if it reaches a client or touches decision-making—it’s yours […]
May 28, 2025
The SEC’s 2024 enforcement numbers were never going to tell the whole story. Yes, the agency brought 26% fewer cases than the year before; but no one paying attention would call this […]
May 22, 2025
The most valuable signal in compliance isn’t always what’s new; it’s what keeps showing up. That’s what makes FINRA’s 2025 Oversight Report so revealing. Underneath the new headlines (third-party risks, complex annuities, […]
May 15, 2025
When a city works well, you don’t notice. You step off the curb, and a car stops. You find shade on a hot street. Trash disappears. The lights turn red, and strangers […]
May 6, 2025
When Compliance Goes Viral Remember this episode of The Office where Michael Scott declares bankruptcy by simply yelling, “I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!” into the room? He’s dead serious. And dead wrong. Because that’s […]
April 24, 2025
On March 19, 2025, the SEC dropped an update that compliance officers have been waiting for since the Marketing Rule’s enforcement wave began. The new FAQs target the thorniest part of the […]
