Saturday, July 16, 2011

SEC PART 270 & 275 - Investment Management Companies & Advisers

Investment Management Companies and Investment Advisors find their initial coverage in SEC Rules in the Rules under Part 270 and Part 275 that deal with the SEC Acts 40 Investment Companies and Investment Advisers Acts. A significant portion of my Corporate Experience involved working for Investment Companies that also had Investment Advisers On Board. Not everyone knows this, but the fact is that Insurance Companies generally have their own Investment Management units that work hard to Invest Premiums to make returns that will be sufficient to pay future claims as forecasted by Actuaries, so in my first role in the Insurance Industry I was immediately connected to Asset Management (aka Investment Management) through learning as a Fortune 500 Auditor working on Operational and Financial Audit support for Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC).

A subsequent role in Deutsche Asset Management's Morgan Grenfell in the late 90s brought me further into the fold as we had both Separately Managed Equity and Debt Funds and Mutual Funds that were invested in different investment strategies and countries. This role was a great role where I served as the right hand to a Controller who allowed me to grow to manage the annual KPMG Audits in large part, report to London, UK on a monthly basis and handle the Frankfurt based Parent Co. follow up as needed and at the Quarters. In this role I had key responsibilities for the Revenues and Payables cycles including the key T&E part where you get to understand how the business is run by observing where the money was spent on Business generation and Sales activities. I have a broad understanding of the Investment Management Industry from a number of roles and this knowledge makes us particularly strong business partners for related Financial Services Businesses when added to subsequent roles that built out on this experience. I have experience with Industry Leaders, Business Leaders, Attorneys, Regulators and much more from these roles and a ready to go base of expertise for Consulting here with full knowledge of resources.

For the SEC Part 270 Investment Companies Act and related Part 274 Investment Companies Forms and Part 275 Investment Advisers Act and related Part 279 Investment Advisers Forms as well as other related regulations and Tax Elements specific to Investment Companies and Advisers - we are here to assist. Investment Companies and Advisers are regulated by the SEC and the State with current Dodd-Franks Legislation moving much of this responsibility to the SEC - but we can help on both ends where your Accounting, Management and Financial Reporting, Regulation and Taxation meet CPA Services and Consulting needs. Find us when you require related assistance at http://www.dcarsoncpa.com/

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A Quick Check in - What's New.

It's hard to believe that is already July 16th, 2011 but then again with all that has been happening we wouldn't have been suprised if more time had passed. If you have been following us on twitter you know that we have been actively following the daily conversation and promoting constructive action on US Jobs, the Deficits and Debts, as all are key points that urgently require attention. We see that the downside of a twitter driven campaign is that it's on the dashboard and then it goes away, the upside is better access is to timely, relevant information for decision makers.

We have been posting periodic links and updates to Our Facebook page which is more a lasting notification point on Our Interests and recent updates that doesn't refresh from moment to moment. The missing link here is Our Blog posts as a lasting map to Our discovery process on Broad ranging Business and Individual Accounting, Tax, Regulatory and Governmental Accounting and Finance. While the process may not yet be permanently documented here - the knowledge growth is permanent and our capacity to support our Clients has only grown through Research - we connect with you on your Industry and your Business and have deep insight to the places where your Industry and Business connect with our governments at the Federal, State and Local levels through regulation including taxation, compliance, incentives and more. This is an added advantage beyond our obvious ability to support Clients on FASB - US GAAP, IASB - IFRS, GIPS, Internal Controls, Business Analysis, Accounting Operations and Systems, Legal support and more, and adds to our profile as Strategic Business partners with Depth and Efficiency.

In the weeks ahead we will be more completely integrating Our Blog into our Informational Resource flow so stay tuned with us here as we continue to bring you more as the CPA and Business Consulting Solution that walks with you in the Economy, on Industry, on Business, at the Intersection of Regulation and Finance, considering the many ways we can help you on services where you are. We also hope to keep us all a little better connected at the points where our Government interacts with us in Finances on your Business, in Taxes and more. We encourage the involvement of our fellow Financial Professionals in the design of better dashboard metrics for Effective Financial Legislation to maximize the utility of government spending on services and impart to you that the true equation that works in Public Finance is not a "balanced budget" it is:

Government Expenditures = Tax Inflows - Interest Factor on Debt - X Factor Debt Reduction; where we work together and solve for X.

We need a Strong National Economy that is built on US Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services, we need to consider the dialogue on Energy and to maintain Our Education, Scientific and Health Professions in ways that make sense Economically.

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