Cybersecurity Is About Protecting Clients—and Your Practice
One element of the cybersecurity discussion that is often overlooked is that the biggest threat to many advisory firms is not actually to client accounts but instead to the advisory brand.
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Investment Managers Share Steps They Take for Compliance
A survey finds cybersecurity is registered investment advisers' (RIAs) highest concern.
Human Error Leaves Retirement Plan Data Exposed
Experts in financial services cybersecurity are confident in most organizations’ technical strategies—in their use of sophisticated firewalls, encryption and network security tools—but there is much more concern about the human element of data protection.
SEC Examiners Warn About Cloud Storage Risks for Advisers
SEC inspection staffers have identified growing security risks associated with advisers’ storage of electronic customer recorders in cloud-based platforms—and they will be watching for non-compliance in this area.
Advisers’ Leading Role in Cybersecurity
It is important to ask what cybersecurity means to retirement plan service providers and fiduciary advisers—and what steps they can take to ensure the safety of participant assets and data.
AICPA Offers Best Practices for Benefits Record Retention
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued a plan advisory that reminds plan sponsors of ERISA record retention rules and also offers best practices for protecting personal information.
Milliman Launches Account Lock Feature
The solution allows participants to “lock down” their accounts to prevent any distributions or loans from being initiated.
Cybersecurity Is RIAs’ Biggest Compliance Concern
This is the fifth year in a row they have identified cybersecurity as their No. 1 concern.