This recognition, along with our 198% growth rate over the past three years, speaks to our commitment to developing the highest-quality compliance solutions for RIAs. Knoxville, TN – Smartria has been recognized for the second consecutive year on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Ranking at #2,582, we’ve achieved […]
Bringing on new tech for RIA compliance can be a major undertaking on top of handling the constantly-updated compliance regulations a firm must navigate. Usually any new tech is software of some kind to help make compliance easier to handle. But once you have new tech selected from a vendor, there’s another huge task. The […]
“Time is money” It’s a common saying, and anyone who doesn’t believe it probably hasn’t tried to run a business. Whether you’re a professional investment advisor or the principal of an RIA firm, your time and your employees’ time can earn or cost you money, and it’s vital for you to find the balance between […]
The internet provides a huge and growing frontier for criminals, and your firm is always at risk for an attack. Poor data and network management, lax protocols, and lack of knowledge can make any company susceptible. Without the proper protections, unscrupulous people can easily steal information to use, sell, or ransom back to you at […]
In the weeks since the new administration has taken office, the news cycle has been filled with talk about executive orders and memos, controversy and, most of all, uncertainty. Many industries have already been affected. You may be wondering what this means for RIAs and how a Donald Trump DOL Fiduciary Rule might affect your […]
When starting an RIA, one of your surest paths to success is to understand compliance. Familiarizing yourself with the ins and outs of SEC and state RIA compliance will help to establish your business as a knowledgeable and conscientious partner in wealth management. And it has the further benefit of placing you in a better position […]
The Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule is set to start a year-long rollout in April 2017, placing fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interest of the client on the shoulders of independent broker-dealers, investment advisors, and other professionals who deal with investment accounts covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
It’s inevitable: your RIA firm will be audited. The SEC and state regulators have been steadily increasing the number of RIA audits each year, and if your firm hasn’t been visited yet, it’s only a matter of time. And whether it’s your firm’s first RIA audit or not, you need to be prepared.
SmartRIA’s founder Roger Kiger was featured today in an interview on Financial Advisor Magazine’s blog. The interview explores how Mr. Kiger went from principal of a wealth management firm to a technology entrepreneur by creating RIA compliance software to manage his firm’s needs.
RIA compliance can be so difficult to navigate that it’s easy to lose sight of what it’s all about. Compliance isn’t busywork to keep the SEC off our backs; it’s a safeguard for you and your clients, one that protects both you and them.
