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The countdown is on! Join our complimentary Form CRS for IAs webinar Thursday, April 30, 2020. Specifically designed for SEC-registered IAs, this webinar will help you tackle Form CRS with confidence. Presented by Bates Compliance.

Visit Bates Compliance at Booth #10 at the 2020 IAA Investment Advisor Compliance Conference to discuss your compliance needs and solutions on March 5-6  in Washington, D.C. and hear Bates Compliance Managing Director Robert Lavigne on the Vendor Due Diligence Panel.

Robert “Bob” Lavigne, Bates Compliance Practice Leader, will be participating in a joint webinar co-hosted with NICE Actimize entitled “Reg BI Countdown: Strategies to Ensure Compliance” Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 11:00 AM EST. 1 Hour.

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David Birnbaum and Linda Shirkey from Bates Compliance join AI Insights to help you gain an understanding of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest rules ahead of the June 30 compliance date. 1 hour.

Bates Managing Director and Expert Consultant Hank Sanchez will be speaking at the Nashville Compliance Roundtable on February 13, 2020, in Nashville, TN. Sponsored by TrustCore.

Bates Managing Director Linda Shirkey will be serving as a facilitator at a Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) Compliance Workshop for FINRA-registered broker-dealers, SEC-registered investment advisers, and dual registrants on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, from 2:30 – 5 p.m. at the UT McCombs School of Business’ Center for Enterprise and Policy Analytics in Austin, Texas.

Bates AML and Financial Crimes Managing Director Edward Longridge will be a panelist at SIFMA's Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference, February 5-6, 2020 in New York, NY. Bates Group is proud to be a returning sponsor and exhibitor at this year's event.

Bates Compliance Managing Director Robert "Bob" Lavigne will be a featured speaker at the SIFMA Regulation Best Interest Vendor Forum, January 16, 2020 in New York, NY.

Meet Bates Compliance Leaders Bob Lavigne and Jill Ehret at the FINRA 2019 Regulation Best Interest Conference, December 18, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Bates Group Leaders and Experts will be appearing at several industry events around the country this week.

Bates Managing Director and Expert Consultant Hank Sanchez will be speaking at the SIFMA C&L New York Regional Seminar October 22nd and at the 2019 NSCP National Conference October 23rd.

Bates Group’s Compliance Director Jill Ehret will be speaking at the 2nd Annual FI Summit on Wednesday, August 14th at the LA Galaxy Stadium. Bates is a proud co-sponsor of this year's event.

A. Christine Davis, Bates Group's Director of Forensic Accounting and Financial Crimes, is on the faculty of Practising Law Institute's CLE program "Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2019," taking place July 23-24, 2019 in San Francisco. The two-day program reviews how some common accounting concepts may emerge in legal work, and what lawyers should consider when encountering them. 

Bates Group is a proud sponsor of the SIFMA Regulation Best Interest Seminar on Wednesday, July 10 in Washington, D.C. Speakers will address the final Reg BI rule, form CRS, and the broader regulatory landscape. Look for financial services industry leader and Bates Senior Compliance Consultant Jerry Baker at the seminar!

Bates Group Director Joseph “Joe” Thomas, Senior Investor Expert, will be speaking at the SIFMA Senior Investor Protection Workshop, April 3rd at Edward Jones in Tempe, AZ, on the panel “Protecting Your Senior Clients: Prevention, Identification and Action.” Panelists will discuss promising practices to help prevent, spot and address situations of financial exploitation and cognitive decline.

This week at Bates Group: CEO Jennifer Stout is recognized by the Florida Securities Dealers Association in their March Member Spotlight, Managing Director Alex Russell is quoted in an Investment News article about 529 plan costs, and Susan Harper will be hosting a chat with the Attorney General of New York, Letitia James, at the NYSBA Women in Law Section's inaugural Trailblazer event on March 13, 2019. Bates Group will also be exhibiting at the 2019 IAA Compliance Conference March 14-15 in Washington, D.C.