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Vaccine Tracker
From xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2398/ Meanwhile on Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission is scheduled to vote on a new advertising rule for registered investment advisers. From the Sunshine Act notice for the meeting; 2. The Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to update rules that govern investment adviser … Read more »
Support Compliance Building and Fight Cancer
Thank you for reading Compliance Building. It’s been quiet here on the publishing front. Not that compliance is any less important. With the pandemic, I’ve been pulled in several different directions. One direction that has not altered is my commitment to fight against cancer. The pandemic has cancelled the organized ride part of the Pan … Read more »
Celebrate Memorial Day
Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. It’s also the unofficial start of the summer season. For me, that means lots of bike riding. Read more »
Happy Thanksgiving
Thank you for taking the time to read Compliance Building. I’m grateful to meet, chat and correspond with so many of you in the compliance community. I hope you get to enjoy a long weekend to reflect and spend time, with friends, family, neighbors and loved-ones. Read more »
Go Vote
It’s election day. Make sure you vote today. Only 42% of registered Americans came out to vote in the 2014 midterms. The numbers get even worse when you look at millennials, only about 20% of millennials showed up in the last two midterm elections. Add in the vast number of unregistered voters and you have a lot of government … Read more »
Tone at the Top
I will sound like an obnoxious Boston Sports Fan this morning. Boston is back to being a championship city with the Red Sox winning the World Series. As an announcer said, it’s been five years since they won the World Series. Switching sports, it’s only been one season since the New England Patriots won the … Read more »
Help the Other Fellow
On this day with memories that come from an act of hatred, please find an opportunity to commit an act of kindness. Help the other fellow. Read more »
Please Welcome the Latest Contributor
I’m pleased to announce the latest addition to the Compliance Building family. Boo has been in training for her first week, as you might expect. So far she has passed the sleeping through the night module. She is still working on the waste disposal training module. We expect no less than 100% compliance to pass … Read more »
Happy Patriots’ Day
The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming! Patriots’ Day is a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War in Lexington and Concord in April, 1775. In the morning there is a battle reenactment on the Lexington Green of the early-morning engagement between the town’s militia and the British regulars. … Read more »