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Red Oak Compliance makes REGTECH 100 for 2020

RED OAK COMPLIANCE NAMED TO REGTECH100 LIST FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR List highlights tech companies transforming compliance, risk management and cybersecurity Red Oak Compliance, a leader in advertising compliance technology,

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Red Oak Compliance Releases Smart Registration

RED OAK COMPLIANCE RELEASES NEW MODULE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT RegTech Provider’s Automation-Driven Licensing and Registration Module Designed to Streamline Processes and Reduce Risk Red Oak Compliance,

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Red Oak Compliance Celebrates 10th Anniversary

RED OAK COMPLIANCE CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY Red Oak Compliance, a privately owned company and a leader in advertising review software for the financial services industry, announced they are celebrating ten

Cost of Fraud

On February 13, 2019 the Securities Commissioner of the State of Colorado entered a final order revoking the registration of Leyenda Capital Partners, LLC and permanently barring its managing member,

Cybersecurity Practices Key Focus for FINRA

Submitted by: David Svrcek, Senior Compliance Consultant, Red Oak Compliance Solutions Given the evolving nature, increasing frequency, and sophistication of cybersecurity attacks one can never be too prepared. FINRA has

Year-End Compliance Wrap Up

  Submitted by: Joshua Kelly, Compliance Consultant, Red Oak Compliance Solutions As 2018 comes to a close and the new year quickly approaches, Red Oak Compliance Solutions has some friendly

NASAA adopts new continuing education rule for investment adviser representatives

On November 30, 2020, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced its membership has voted to adopt a model rule to set parameters by which NASAA members could implement…

make sure your written supervisory procedures and compliance manual are ready for an audit

One item regulators focus on during almost every audit process is the written supervisory procedures/compliance manual. With this in mind, you’d think having these guidelines in tip-top shape would be…

RegTech 100 Most Innovative RegTech Companies

For the second year in a row, Red Oak has been named to the RegTech100, a group of innovative companies supporting financial firms as they manage ongoing compliance and regulatory…

What to look for when reviewing marketing material for compliance

Sometimes being a compliance professional can feel almost like being a teacher or grading papers – getting out the proverbial red pen and writing in corrections, suggestions, and revisions. Even…

Tips to set your marketing compliance review process for success

When will team members see marketing compliance as more than just a chore or a headache? The answer is – when you show them that marketing compliance is more than…

doing your due diligence research online

When your team is working through the due diligence process, it can be time-consuming. The internet can feel like a godsend, a place where you can access a great deal…

Keep these due diligence guidelines in mind

You want to be on the ball with your clients, to give them the best possible advice and guidance to secure their futures. To do so, you need a strong…

headaches in the advertising compliance review process

Raise your hand if you just love the process of getting review documents signed off so your firm can get advertising materials out into the market. Since it’s fairly certain…

Thank your for attending our 2020 User Confernece

We won’t let a pandemic stop us from connecting with our users. Instead, Red Oak brought people together virtually for our second annual User Conference. Through an online gathering, clients…

Investing in Compliance Tech Can't Wait Until Next Year

“Let’s put that in the 2021 compliance technology budget.” “Let’s wait until the beginning of the year.” How often have you heard, or used, that phrase when you’re shopping for…

Violating a fiduciary duty

On September 10, 2020, the SEC issued an order instituting administrative proceedings and cease-and-desist proceedings against Graham, Bordelon, Golson & Gilbert, Inc. (GBGG), along with a civil penalty of $176,399.21,…

Impacts on compliance processes Following COVID-19

2020 hasn’t been ideal, to say the least. A year that started with a booming economy has rapidly disintegrated into a pandemic, a recession and more. Many of us are…