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Welcome to the Foreside Connections Knowledge Center! We know it is important to stay on top of distribution trends, compliance topics, best practices,  and other topics of interest, so Foreside created a knowledge center to do it for you! We are committed to providing solutions and knowledge that will allow you to focus on your core business without sacrificing distribution and compliance best practices.

Case studies

ETF Consulting

Foreside helps big firms too (regardless of their established name). The Brief: A large Global Asset Manager (GAM) with multiple… Read More

Gateway to the U.S.

Finding the right entry point to the U.S. for your Firm. The Brief: An international asset manager based in London… Read More

Fund Principal Financial Officer

Seeking to protect and benefit our clients. The Brief: A  fund manager with a global investment strategy had incurred millions… Read More

‘Foreside Letter’

At Foreside, we see regulation not as an obstacle, but as a catalyst for innovation. The Brief: Foreside recognized time… Read More

Calls/webinars

SEC’s Proposed Amendments to the Advisers Act Advertising Rule

Foreside’s Les Abromovitz, Larry Stadulis, and Sara Crovitz from Stradley Ronon and Mary Beth Constantino from Fidelity recently joined together for a webcast discussing the SEC's recent proposed amendments to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Advertising Rule.

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Entering the U.S. Market – Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions

As a leading provider of distribution and compliance services to the global investment management industry, Foreside has helped numerous clients access the U.S. market and understand the opportunities available.

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Compliance Connections: Broker-Dealers – Preparing for Audit Season

The year-end financial closing process and audit preparation "season" is coming sooner than you think. Understanding what your auditors will focus on is essential for you to play your part in making this regulatory requirement as pain free as possible. Remove the year-end angst by gaining a thorough understanding of how to properly prepare so you have a controlled process to ensure you meet that looming deadline.

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Compliance Connections- Form CRS

Foreside hosted Kelli Haugh, Shawn Wilson and Kerry Rider of Foreside on a dynamic conversation around Form CRS requirements including practical tips and best practices for preparing the summary, which goes into effect next year.

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Foreside in the news

Foreside Selects BackBay Communications as PR Agency of Record

April 16, 2020

BackBay Communications, an integrated financial-services public relations and content-marketing firm, today announced that it has been retained as agency of record by Foreside, a provider of technology-enabled regulatory and compliance consulting and fund distribution services to clients in the asset and wealth management, private equity, venture capital and hedge fund industries.

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Distributors Solicit Shops’ Aid to Address Compensation Concerns

April 16, 2020

Foreside’s Mark Alcaide, Senior Managing Director, Consulting, provided commentary on how funds can better stand out from their peers by offering products that are distinct from their competitors.

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SEC Probing Shops’ Disaster Responses

April 13, 2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing how well firms’ business continuity plans have functioned so far during the Covid-19 public health crisis, one consultant says. As part of these exams, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations has been requesting documents concerning firms’ business continuity, policies or guidance they’ve issued since the outbreak, unforeseen issues that arose when the business activated its plans and how well the plan addressed disruptions to services provided by third-party vendors.

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Is Your Business Continuity Plan Ready for SEC Scrutiny?

April 13, 2020

Foreside’s Lori Weston, Managing Director, Investment Advisor Consulting, was a featured guest speaker on TD Ameritrade’s advisor webcast last week. Find out why she urged advisors to update their existing plans concerning disaster preparedness, which is featured in Financial Planning.

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whitepapers

Private Fund Managers and Broker-Dealer Registration

A private fund is a direct offering of securities to a limited number of qualified investors. Investors in private funds… Read More

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Guidance on Testimonials and Social Media

As the SEC’s proposed Advertising Rule moves forward, advisory firms should not let a social media consultant cause their compliance… Read More

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Form CRS – Frequently Asked Questions

Investment advisors registered with the SEC will be required to deliver a new client relationship summary (Form CRS) to retail… Read More

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SEC Issues Proposal to Modernize the Advertising and Solicitation Rules

The proposed amendments to the Advertising Rule and Solicitation Rule apply to all SEC-registered advisers, as well as advisers that… Read More

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SPOTLIGHTS

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Finding the right entry point to the U.S. for your Firm. The Brief: An international asset manager based in London… Read More

Spotlight 1

Finding the right entry point to the U.S. for your Firm. The Brief: An international asset manager based in London… Read More