John Marriott joined Fairview in 2007. He has been instrumental in building out Fairview’s Investment Administration, Compliance Administration, and Performance practices, and remains a senior leader on both the Investment and Compliance Administration practices today. John oversees fund accounting and shareholder services for Fairview’s investment administration practice. With his deep background in private fund administration, John specializes in working with complex clients that have alternative products. A more than 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, John previously owned and managed a transfer agent that serviced more than 100 pooled products.
On April 23, 2024, the White House announced that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized its Retirement Security Rule, also known as the “Fiduciary Rule.” The new rule extends the current definition of “investment advice fiduciary” under ERISA to include advisers when they “give investment advice for a fee to retirement plan participants, individual retirement account owners and others.” The rule and related exemptions will be effective on September 23, 2024, with a phase-in period for many of the exemptions and reporting requirements of one year until September of 2025.
Read MoreOn April 17th, 2024, the Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) published a risk alert to inform investment advisers, investors, and other market participants about the examiner’s observations on the Marketing Rule. This risk alert highlights the Division’s focus on advisers’ compliance with the marketing rule and their completion of the marketing rule items contained in Form ADV as well as Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7 (the “Compliance Rule”), Advisers Act Rule 204-2 (the “Books and Records Rule), and the Marketing Rule’s “General Prohibitions”.
Read MoreFINRA announced that the 2024 FINRA Entitlement Certification period begins today and must be completed on or before June 17, 2024.
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