Update Your Business Continuity Plan Today

Now is the time to pull out your Business Continuity Plan and read it. You need to make sure that all of the information is accurate. Have you changed the location of your offsite location? Have you changed the policy on people working from home? Is your communication tree up to date? If you do […]

So Crowdfunding Does Need Regulation

So are we to understand that regulation is a good thing and necessary to protect investors in the crowd? Well it appears so. On March 23, 2012, at 2:29 p.m. EDT Marketwire issued a press release announcing the creation of the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Association (CFIRA). Its mission is to provide investors “protection and market […]

Don’t Just Wait!

So you got your Form ADV filed with the SEC and you are waiting for March 31. Don’t just wait. As I wrote back in December registration is just the beginning of the journey. Now is the time to find the kinks in your compliance and supervisory programs. Over the next month you should systematically […]