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FINRA’s 2026 Oversight Report: Communication and Sales Practices

The 2026 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report offers insight into the focus areas for the year ahead. The report addresses critical compliance issues under Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS, and recommendations involving annuities, rollovers, and account types. The findings emphasize the need for firms to formalize how they assess costs, evaluate reasonably available alternatives, deliver disclosures, and retain proper […]

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Navigating the SEC’s 2026 Examination Priorities: A Roadmap for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

As the financial services industry braces for heightened supervisory scrutiny, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“the Division”) released its Fiscal Year 2026 Examination Priorities, a clear signal of where attention will be focused.   Two themes stand out for retail facing firms:  Retail sales practices of broker-dealers (especially around account, product and rollover recommendations) and […]

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Product Pulse: Scaling Compliant Annuity Recommendations with PeerCompare Annuities

A Growing Market – and a Growing Responsibility A generation of retirees is redefining what it means to plan for income and stability. As demand for annuities and defined retirement outcomes continues to rise, so does regulatory attention on this complex and growing market. Advisors and firms are navigating evolving suitability, exchange, and best-interest requirements [...] Read More

Advancing Regulatory Agility in Canada: Key Takeaways from the 2025 CRTA RegTech Conference

This week, members of the InvestorCOM team attended the Achieving Regulatory Agility – Innovating Canada’s Future conference, hosted by the Canadian Regulatory Technology Association (CRTA). The event brought together leaders from regulatory bodies, financial institutions, and the technology community to discuss how Canada can navigate an increasingly complex landscape of regulatory change, emerging risks, and accelerated AI [...] Read More

Navigating Uncertainty: Key Takeaways from the 2025 NSCP Annual Conference

The 2025 NSCP National Conference gathered compliance professionals from across the industry to discuss one persistent truth – enforcement and examinations have not gone away. Even amidst shifting political priorities and administrative transitions, regulators remain focused on protecting investors, ensuring transparency, and holding firms accountable. While the tone of enforcement may evolve, the expectation of [...] Read More

The Future of Financial Advice Is Integrated

Wealth, Retirement, and Rollover Innovation Are Powering the Next Era of Advisor Growth Across the wealth and retirement landscape, one message is growing louder: integration drives growth. Advisors who once treated retirement and wealth management as separate disciplines are now connecting them into a single, technology-enabled client experience – one that’s compliant by design and [...] Read More

Seamless Compliance. Growth made possible.

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) recently released its 2024 Compliance Report Card, offering valuable insights into how firms are adapting to the Client Focused Reforms (CFRs). Two themes emerged as particularly challenging for registrants:  Know Your Product (KYP)  Assessing a Reasonable Range of Alternatives  Both requirements go to the heart of putting clients’ interests […]

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Modern Document Delivery: Turning Compliance into a Growth Opportunity

Wealth management firms are facing a perfect storm of challenges: Stricter and evolving regulatory standards. Inefficient, manual processes that slow down advisors and increase risk. Clients expecting faster, more transparent service. These issues can make it harder for firms to grow, protect their reputation, and build trust with investors.   Why These Challenges Matter Stricter [...] Read More

Product Pulse: InvestorCOM’s Salesforce Integration Transforms Compliance and Advisor Workflows

In the fast-paced world of wealth management, scaling a business isn’t just about adding more clients — it’s about doing so without compromising compliance, efficiency, or the advisor-client relationship. That’s where InvestorCOM’s Salesforce integration steps in, bringing compliance and advisor workflows together in one seamless motion. One Click. Zero Friction. With a single click, advisors [...] Read More

Product Pulse: Enhancing Oversight and Compliance with Firm-Level BCC/CC Functionality

Striking the right balance between regulatory oversight and operational efficiency is a growing priority for wealth firms today. With that in mind, InvestorCOM has introduced firm-level BCC and CC functionality, a powerful enhancement that strengthens compliance oversight while integrating seamlessly with your existing infrastructure. This new capability allows firms to automatically route advisor-to-investor disclosure communications [...] Read More