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February 08, 2024
Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent, New Orleans Police Department, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Women in Law Enforcement Summit, held in New Orleans April 15-17.
January 16, 2024
FRA’s one-of-a-kind event tailored for experts and marketing professionals seeking comprehensive guidance on RFP and due diligence practices will return March 26-27 at the Harvard Club of New York City.
January 02, 2024
The trusted event for police personnel across the country will return for its 13th edition in Las Vegas February 20-22. Here’s an inside look at the session topics, preconference workshop, perks, and more you won’t want to miss.
October 16, 2023
FRA’s annual event will return December 6-7 in Miami with the latest updates and best practices on effective tax and accounting strategies. In addition to a keynote address and ample networking opportunities, this year’s agenda features panel sessions between industry specialists and thought leaders who will discuss the most pressing topics in the industry. Here’s your inside look at their areas of focus.
September 26, 2023
Get double the conference experience at The Women in Law Enforcement Summit and The Mental Health and Wellness Policing Summit with the All-Access Pass.
September 18, 2023
The conference, hosted in Dallas October 29-31, will further the movement for the recruitment, growth, and development of women in policing through preconference workshops, targeted sessions, panel discussions, and networking roundtable discussions.
September 18, 2023
FRA’s inaugural event to prioritize the mental health of police professionals will be held October 29-31 in Dallas. The summit will feature a two-part preconference workshop, insightful sessions with more than 15 industry-leading speakers, and a five-star conference experience with food and beverage included with registration. Ahead of the summit, FRA spoke to a few of the esteemed speakers set to take the stage next month. Here’s a sneak peek at the important topics they plan to address.
July 28, 2023
FRA’s event for police personnel will be held August 6-8 in Las Vegas. This year’s program will offer the trusted themes of the past 11 editions plus an additional focus on agencies of all sizes, highlighting low-cost and non-financial opportunities for smaller agencies to gain a competitive edge on a national scale.
July 19, 2023
The 2nd annual event is returning to unite forward-thinking police professionals aiming to advance curriculum design and training best practices for the benefit and improvement of academies across the nation. This year’s conference will be held August 6-8 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, with a room block conveniently located at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
February 22, 2023
FRA will host two live events in April tailored to the growth of law professionals. The Women in Law Enforcement Summit will take place April 2-4 at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, and The Police Recruitment and Retention Summit be on April 17-19 in Tampa, Fla. Here’s your inside look at both events and the special discount available to departments sending groups to both conferences.
February 13, 2023
The annual event will take place at the Harvard Club of New York City on April 3-4.
February 01, 2023
The annual event will return March 20-21 at the Harvard Club of New York City with an agenda filled with regulation updates and fresh recruitment and retention strategies needed to stay competitive in today’s environment.
October 26, 2022
After breakout attendance last year, The Women in Law Enforcement Summit will yet again deliver strategies to empower female officers, supervisors, and those who aim to increase diversity and inclusion in law enforcement. Join forward-thinking leaders from across the country December 14-16 in Coronado, Calif. for the event.
October 19, 2022
The live-streaming virtual event will be held December 5-6. Here’s an inside look at what FRA has planned so far.
March 17, 2022
This event will return April 7-8 live in New York City and will explore new opportunities in sub-advisory, top selling mandates here and abroad, compliance and due diligence, asset allocation models, and best-in-class client servicing.
March 03, 2022
The 7th annual event will take place March 28-29 live in New York City , featuring two days filled with comprehensive guidance on RFP and due diligence best practices, strategies to unite RFP and client services teams to advance operations, and a deep dive into how to excel in a drastically competitive landscape.
December 16, 2021
In collaboration with York College of Pennsylvania, FRA has launched a survey to assess areas of success and potential improvement for women in law enforcement across the country. The results will be presented and discussed by industry experts at FRA’s upcoming Women in Law Enforcement Summit in Nashville March 20-22.
December 06, 2021
After 22 years in law enforcement, David Atkins retired as New York State Police Captain and launched his career as a speaker to help others breakthrough fear and adversity to play a bigger game in business and life. Atkins, who will deliver the opening keynote address at FRA’s 9th Police and Recruitment and Retention Summit on January 23-25 at the Hyatt Bellevue in Philadelphia, talked to FRA about his personal growth journey and its impact on his career in law enforcement and beyond.
October 07, 2021
This year’s event, held at the InterContinental in New York City November 16-17, will spotlight President Joe Biden’s tax proposals and the effective tax accounting strategies to stay ahead of potential costly regulatory changes.
September 10, 2021
Year after year, industry veterans and those new to the space convene for the industry’s leading event in sub-advised and multi-managed funds to stay current on the latest opportunities, trends, and strategies. An essential topic at this year’s event: New and rising vehicle structures and product types. Ahead of next month’s event, FRA spoke with industry experts who will lead the timely conversation.
July 28, 2021
For the second year, FRA and RISE will join forces to produce a live-streaming virtual event August 24-25 to connect health care service providers, the investment community, and leaders in the health care industry to cultivate the business partnerships needed to foster change and achieve positive financial returns. Ahead of this year’s event, Alison Rein, vice president, health and human services, Quantified Ventures, who is a presenter at this year’s summit, shared with FRA an inside look at how the outcomes-based capital firm connects organizations with innovative program models in need of capital with the right investors.
May 12, 2021
The 18th annual event will return as an in-person conference at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on June 3-4.
April 07, 2021
The annual conference will return as a live-streamed virtual event on April 20-21 to connect allocators, asset managers, wholesalers, and distributors from banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies, mutual funds, and liquid alternative funds with more than 40 industry leaders comprised of the brightest managers, research specialists, and key decision-makers.
March 05, 2021
The live-streaming seminar will connect female public safety officers and their supervisors with industry leading experts who will share their proven best practices to foster growth and development among women in public safety. With record-breaking registration numbers already seen for the April event, this is a discussion female colleagues, teams, and departments won’t want to miss.
February 05, 2021
The live-streaming virtual event on April 13-14 will feature more than 25 industry experts who will share strategies and insights on RFP team development and management, technology solutions, client services, and ESG and diversity and inclusion. Here’s an inside look at the 2021 agenda.
October 26, 2020
FRA’s 7th annual Police Recruitment and Retention Summit will return on January 25-26, 2021 as a virtual event. In advance of this year’s conference, FRA will also offer a live-streamed virtual seminar on November 12-13 to discuss critical tactics to navigate the impacts of COVID-19 as well as the civil unrest currently seen throughout the nation.
October 07, 2020
Anyone who has worked on a team project knows how it feels when your team is collaborating well (or poorly). But what does good collaboration mean? And, more importantly, how do we achieve it?
August 06, 2020
The annual summit will return as a virtual live streamed event on September 14-15 to provide timely updates on market trends, data, and innovative strategies critical to industry veterans and those new to the space.
July 28, 2020
FRA and RISE will join forces for the first time in a premier virtual event August 19-20 to bring together investors, health plans, and community-based organizations (CBOs) to discuss how to couple improved health outcomes with positive financial return.
July 13, 2020
The United States has been on the receiving end of more significant cyber-attacks over the last 14 years than triple any other country, according to new research from password management firm Specops Software.
July 08, 2020
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory on the types of coronavirus-related scams and schemes that financial institutions should be on alert for and how and where to report such activity.
June 02, 2020
The Department of Justice on Monday posted another round of new revisions to its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” guidance. The update clarifies and describes what new factors prosecutors may consider in the areas of risk management, policies and procedures, training and communications, mergers and acquisitions, and more in their evaluation of corporate compliance programs.
May 18, 2020
Add this monkey wrench to the list of things an employer has to wrestle with as stay-at-home and shutdown orders are lifted: Can an employee, fearful of contracting coronavirus, refuse to return to work?
May 14, 2020
Yes, the coronavirus pandemic has flipped global supply chains on their heads and has disrupted markets in dramatic ways, but not everything in its aftermath has been doom and gloom. As forward-thinking companies know well, nothing drives agile decision making and innovations in the supply chain more effectively than times of crisis.
May 13, 2020
Like many other regulatory agencies during the last two months, the Securities and Exchange Commission has shifted a large degree of its focus to rooting out fraud and misconduct related to the coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean other offenders are off the hook.
May 06, 2020
Attendees can participate in the industry’s most complete and concise tax event for private equity and hedge funds from the comfort and safety of their home offices.
April 30, 2020
The conventional wisdom on cyber-security is to play defense and respond quickly to breaches. But can your organization be proactive?
April 29, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forever altered both the risk landscape and the diligence protocols for merger and acquisition transactions, and at every stage—from deals that closed prior to, and during, the pandemic to those that are still pending to every deal in their wake. No matter what stage the transaction, however, compliance should always have a seat at the table.
April 29, 2020
As we navigate an unprecedented global pandemic, the attention of general counsels and chief compliance officers has been naturally turned to managing the immediate crisis before them—perhaps with limited compliance resources. But what comes next?
April 28, 2020
Hotlines play a vital role in the overall health of an ethics and compliance program by taking the pulse of an organization’s culture. Yet, many incident-management programs are not as healthy as they could or should be and are especially being put to the test by the coronavirus pandemic.
April 22, 2020
For the first time, FRA will offer live events virtually so there is no need for attendees, speakers, sponsors, and staff to travel. The 29th Sub-Advised Funds Forum and 5th Annual Mastering Client Services and RFPs for Institutional Investors will now come straight to your home office.
April 15, 2020
Bringing employees back from working from home means reacting to ever-changing recommendations from health experts as well as the mandates of state and local officials.
April 10, 2020
The United States may be entering a golden age for financial fraud.
April 08, 2020
A look at the long-standing federal protections important for employees during the global pandemic.
April 07, 2020
Police departments across the country are grappling with how best to protect their communities and officers with limited resources.
April 07, 2020
Two federal agencies that oversee Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements have notified financial institutions they will agree to “reasonable delays” in the filing of required reports if institutions can show the delays are necessary due to the coronavirus pandemic.
April 06, 2020
What will life be like for business once the coronavirus crisis is over?
April 06, 2020
The ongoing pandemic is slowing down investigations into most types of white-collar crimes as federal enforcement agencies refocus their attention on coronavirus-related matters.
April 02, 2020
The Department of Justice (DOJ) created the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) program to help agencies address the outbreak.
April 02, 2020
Nearly 10 percent of 365 compliance professionals who completed Compliance Week’s coronavirus survey said their companies were ill-prepared for the pandemic. For these 31 companies—representing industries including banking, business services, government, manufacturing/retail, aerospace, government, and real estate—the outbreak caught them flat-footed. More than two-thirds of these companies were on the larger side—between 1,000-10,000 employees—and had international corporate footprints.
March 31, 2020
Washington’s wrangling over an emergency coronavirus economic stimulus package, the largest in U.S. history, came to fruition last week with both Main Street and Wall Street getting some form of relief.
March 27, 2020
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s controversial standard on credit losses was dealt two significant blows Friday as the U.S. government scrambles to respond to the financial impact of the escalating coronavirus pandemic.
March 27, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance on Wednesday published new guidance to provide clarity regarding its view on disclosure and other securities law obligations during the escalating coronavirus pandemic.
March 24, 2020
Christi A. Grimm, the principal deputy inspector general, warns about “bad actors” preying on people’s fears over COVID-19 and perpetuating fraud schemes.
March 24, 2020
All organizations are navigating in uncharted waters in response to the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve rounded up tips to help you communicate with your employees and customers during these unprecedented times.
March 23, 2020
Publicly traded companies have begun taking advantage of a 45-day extension for filing certain financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
March 17, 2020
As more companies around the world require, or highly recommend, that their employees work remotely to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus, hackers who thrive off fear see this as an opportune time to carry out a cyber-attack. In this time of fear and uncertainty, it’s more critical than ever to practice good security hygiene (just think of it as the technical version of proper handwashing).
March 16, 2020
The potential for the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to lead to a global recession topped the list of concerns among finance leaders based in the United States and Mexico, according to a new survey released Monday by PwC. Other top concerns include decreased consumer confidence and the potential adverse impact on financial operations and workforce productivity.
March 13, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic front and center on everyone’s mind these days, companies are having to walk a fine line between taking care to communicate necessary and important information while also preventing widespread panic. How to go about doing that effectively begins and ends with a robust crisis management plan.
March 12, 2020
With the coronavirus threat having moved on from disrupting your business’s supply chain to threatening your employees’ health at home, now is the time to implement that company-wide remote workplace plan.
February 24, 2020
Investors rattled by China’s burgeoning coronavirus outbreak reacted Monday by shifting investments from stocks into more secure investments like government bonds and gold.
February 18, 2020
Amanda Hill, MBA, CISA, senior manager, corporate IT audit, Arrow Electronics, shared insights at last year’s summit, and she’s back by popular demand! Hill will join a panel discussion on best practices regarding third-party relationships, disaster planning (including the coronavirus outbreak), and recovery strategies at FRA and Compliance Week’s Third-Party Risk Management & Oversight Summit New York in March.
January 21, 2020
Find out why RFP, client services, and marketing professionals return year after year to FRA’s Mastering Client Services and RFPs for Institutional Investors conference. This year’s event will take place in New York City on March 26-27.
November 14, 2019
All companies must have a comprehensive plan in place in case of a disaster, according to Lisa Beth Lentini Walker, CEO and founder, Lumen Worldwide Endeavors, and Amanda Hill, MBA, CISA, internal audit manager, Western Union. Lentini Walker and Hill will discuss best practices regarding third-party relationships, disaster planning, and recovery strategies at FRA and Compliance Week’s Third-Party Risk Management & Oversight Summit San Francisco 2019 at Marines’ Memorial Club, Dec. 9-10.
November 06, 2019
Cathy Sanz, president, Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE), has faced her fair share of struggles as a woman working in law enforcement. Sanz, one of the speakers at the upcoming 5th Annual Police Recruitment & Retention Summit, shares with FRA her personal experiences and advice for women interested in furthering their professional development.
October 24, 2019
Hiring practices in the financial services industry, third-party risk in the technology sector, and a continued focus by the government on individual prosecutions are just a few areas of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement activity in 2019.
October 22, 2019
In addition to in-depth presentations and panel discussions on political and regulatory issues that have an impact on multiemployer and public sector plans, Made in America 2020: The Taft-Hartley Benefits Summit will offer attendees an opportunity to participate in three 20-minute moderated roundtables on hot button topics. Here’s a look at three of the topics that will be addressed during the “beer and benefits roundtables” at the event, January 19-21, 2020 at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
October 03, 2019
Michael Underhill, Jim Maloney, and Mike Claridge will discuss the importance of infrastructure investments at FRA's Made in America 2020: The 17th annual Taft-Hartley Benefits Summit.
October 02, 2019
A survey published by Deloitte highlights the latest trends—both opportunities and challenges—in companies’ journey toward a more mature extended enterprise risk management program, one in which third-party risk management is integrated across the firm and led from the top.
September 19, 2019
Rhonda Glover spent 34 years working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation before retiring last year from a career she loved. She had no choice–the age cut off for agents in federal law enforcement is 57. But she had far too much energy and ambition to leave the working world behind. FRA talked to Glover ahead of the 5th Annual Police Recruitment & Retention Summit about what she has learned about leadership and her own career reset as founder and CEO of a training, development, and career coaching firm.
September 13, 2019
Interest in a single-payer system has grown in the wake of unaffordable premiums and deductibles even for the lowest non-subsidized plans, as well as the Trump administration’s efforts to further destabilize the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange market. Indeed, Medicare-for-All proposals continue to dominate headlines in the Democratic presidential race. While promoted as well intentioned, these proposals have wide-reaching implications for health care trust funds and their ability to provide benefits to their members.
August 27, 2019
Although the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation in July meant to stabilize multiemployer pension plans, the bill will likely face stiff opposition from Republicans if the Senate decides to act on it this year. Yet with no other alternative, more than 100 of these pension plans are headed for a financial crisis and are projected to become insolvent. In this article, FRA talks to Joseph A. LoCicero, chairman of The Segal Group, about the possible future of multiemployer plans.
June 12, 2019
This is a session you don't want to miss!
May 09, 2019
The two-day conference will head to Boston on September 16-17 to focus on strategies to optimize returns in sub-advised and multi-managed funds in the U.S., European, and Canadian markets.
April 18, 2019
It’s been more than a year since the Republican-led Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the most significant piece of tax legislation in several decades. But there are still holes in the law, which became clear this tax season in the absence of guidance, according to E. George Teixeira, partner in Anchin’s financial services practice. In this article, we talked to Teixeira about the impact of the TCJA and why he believes it’s vital for tax and accounting professionals to attend this year’s Private Investment Funds Tax & Accounting Master Class.
March 22, 2019
Last year was a tough one for the equity and bond market overall. Except for funds that use environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations as a meaningful part of the fund’s strategy. In this article, FRA talks to three of the scheduled speakers at the Sub-Advised Funds Forum in April about ESG strategies, the factors driving the interest in these investments, and what the future holds for them.
January 28, 2019
Conference digs deep into challenges, opportunities associated with body-worn camera usage, unmanned aircraft systems, and counter drones
December 28, 2018
Although the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans failed to vote or come up with a firm package of potential solutions by its Nov. 30 deadline, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have made progress in the quest to strengthen the finances of these underfunded pension plans.
December 27, 2018
Conference will feature advanced topics related to body-worn camera usage and public safety, unmanned aircraft systems, and counter drones
October 10, 2018
It’s not easy being a police officer, especially in today’s environment that has put the behaviors of law enforcement officers under the microscope. And that makes recruiting new ones to the force and retaining existing officers an even bigger challenge.
August 25, 2018
The fall forum will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn from other agencies that have implemented programs to find out what worked and what they'd do differently.