REGULATION/COMPLIANCE: Business Statistics

Partner Insights from
ACA Compliance ALPS Fund Atlantic Fund BNY Mellon Citi J.P. Morgan Merrill Corp.
STAFFING PROFILE
Compliance Personnel
Average industry experience (in years) 20 18 22 25-30 23 15-20 20-25
Average tenure of compliance
staff (in years)
8 7 16 13 21 5 15
Primary client contact and R/C staff at same location Y Y Y Y Y Y N/A
Quality incentives available Y Y Y Y Y Y N/A
Attorneys have SEC filing and '40 Act experience ** Y Y Y Y Y Y
Internal attorneys ** Y Y Y Y Y Y
# of documents filed with SEC annually 1,900 100+ 250-300 ** 500+ ** 50,000+
Former SEC regulators/
examiners on staff
Y Y N Y N N N/A
Former FINRA regulators/
examiners on staff
Y N N N N N N/A
Former CCOs on staff Y Y Y Y Y N N/A
Dedicated training staff/
curriculum for comp. employees
Y Y Y Y N Y N/A
% of dedicated training staff/
curriculum for comp. employees
** 20 ** ** N/A ** N/A
Level of compliance employee turnover 0 10 20 ** 0 ** N/A
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
% of staff with specialized designations ** 10 50 ** 20 ** N/A
# offices outside of the US 1 0 0 83 0 11 15
# offices in Europe 1 0 0 26 0 5 3
# offices in North America (Non-US) 0 0 0 17 2 0 2
Northern Lights Northern Trust NRS Ultimus UMB Fund U.S. Bancorp
STAFFING PROFILE
Compliance Personnel
Average industry experience (in years) 22.1 9 20+ 17 19 17
Average tenure of compliance staff (in years) 7.9 4 10+ 5 15 16
Primary client contact and R/C staff at same location Y Y N Y Y Y
Quality incentives available Y Y Y Y Y Y
Attorneys have SEC filing and '40 Act experience Y Y Y Y Y Y
Internal attorneys Y Y Y Y Y Y
# of documents filed with SEC annually 0 350-400 100+ ** 500+ 3,304
Former SEC regulators/
examiners on staff
N N N Y N N
Former FINRA regulators/
examiners on staff
Y N Y N N N
Former CCOs on staff N Y Y Y N Y
Dedicated training staff/
curriculum for comp. employees
N N N Y N Y
% of dedicated training staff/
curriculum for comp. employees
N/A N/A N/A 5 N/A N/A
Level of compliance employee turnover 10 0 <10 8 9 9
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
% of staff with specialized designations 38 59 50 20 ** 12
# offices outside of the US 0 19 0 0 0 3
# offices in Europe 0 8 0 0 0 2
# offices in North America (Non-US) 0 1 0 0 0 0

** Not reported
N/A Not Applicable

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