PLI Panel Provides Regulator and Industry Perspectives on SEC and NFA Examinations, Allocation of Form PF Expenses, Annual Compliance Review Reporting and NFA Bylaw 1101 Compliance

The Practising Law Institute recently sponsored a program entitled “Hedge Fund Compliance and Regulation 2013,” which included a segment entitled “Building an effective compliance program and strategies for dealing with regulators.”  During that segment, the expert panel – consisting of regulators and industry professionals – offered unique and detailed insight on how regulators and managers approach the SEC and NFA examination process.  Among other things, the panel offered a behind-the-scenes look at how the SEC and NFA approach regulatory examinations; practical guidance on how managers should approach the examination process; candid thoughts on hot-button issues, including the allocation of Form PF expenses, whether managers should document their annual compliance reviews and how regulators use such reports; challenges that hedge fund managers face in complying with NFA Bylaw 1101; and making disciplinary disclosures.

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