Doug Cornelius on compliance for private equity real estate
Justice Scalia died last year and replacing his position has been held up by partisan politics ever since. President Trump has made his pick, federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch from the 10th Circuit, and the confirmation battle has begun. Being very liberal on social issues, I’m disappointed that the Senate chose not consider President … Read more »
Prior to his inauguration, President Trump promised a 75% reduction in regulations. I was left scratching my head about what he meant. Did he want the Code of Federal Regulation to be 75% shorter? How do you decide where one regulation begins and another starts? What about statutes enacted by Congress that specifically mandate the … Read more »
Last week, the Trump Organization kicked off its compliance program by making two appointments. Bobby Burchfield will be independent ethics adviser. He’ll be responsible for signing off on transactions that could raise ethics or conflicts of interest concerns. George Sorial will become chief compliance counsel. In the January 11 press conference, Sheri Dillon announced: [T]o … Read more »
These are some of the compliance related stories that recently caught my attention. Trump Gets Subtle Pre-taliation Warning by Matt Kelly in Radical Compliance On Wednesday the Office of Special Counsel issued a reminder that any policies about communications from government employees—like, say, telling them to stop talking about climate change; or to stop talking entirely—must … Read more »
Conflict disclosure and management of the conflicts are central to the Investment Advisers Act. Clients are supposed to come first. That means that conflicts must be disclosed and steps taken to manage the conflict must be put in place. An affiliated service provider is a common conflict. Centre Partners Management used a service provider for … Read more »
Susan Diamond was Chief Compliance Officer of Saddle River Advisors. Now, Ms. Diamond is out of pocket for a $15,000 penalty and is subject to a nine-month suspension from being associated with any investment adviser or other financial services firms. After the suspension, she will be prohibited from acting in the securities industry in certain managerial … Read more »
IA Watch presented a webinar: Red Hot SEC Exams Topics in 2017, Plus Exam-Prep Steps from Peers Who’ve Survived Recent Exams. The presenters were Fred Shaw, Principal/Director of Compliance, Hamilton Lane Adam Reback, CCO, J. Goldman & Co Chuck Daly, Principal, Constellation Advisers Michelle Martin, CCO, Longfellow Investment Management These are my notes: Even though there … Read more »
President Trump has come into office as the first president in modern era to own an active business empire. One in which his name is the probably the most valuable asset. Like him or not; voted for him or not; He is the President. As we have seen in the past, scandals limit the ability … Read more »
These are some of the compliance related stories that recently caught my attention. Experts Ponder Role of Trump Organization Compliance Counsel by SAMUEL RUBENFELD in WSJ.com’s Risk & Compliance Journal As compliance counsel, the person’s ethical obligation will be to the organization, not to the president, making the role less robust than retaining an independent … Read more »
In case you were not clear that the Securities and Exchange Commission is serious about enforcing Rule 21F-17, BlackRock is the latest to run the perp walk. The SEC accused the money management giant of improperly using separation agreements that forced employees to waive their ability to obtain whistleblower awards. The SEC adopted Rule 21F-17, which provides in … Read more »