Broker-dealers

Your compliance is our priority

Whether you manage five, 500 or 5,000+ registered broker-dealer representatives, we know how burdensome manual processes can be, taking your team’s time, energy and focus away from other high-priority initiatives. Not anymore – say hello to automation with accuracy!

Empower your compliance team

A customized solution to meet the most exacting compliance requirements

Whether you’re focusing on institutional or retail trades, we know the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) play a major role in your day-to-day responsibilities.

Strict oversight, combined with the challenges of the evolving regulatory landscape, mean a lot is expected from your compliance team, which is why we know you demand a partner that’s as accurate, precise, and dependable as you.

Meet COMPLY. With the power of our portfolio of firms, we combine technology, consulting, and educational solutions to help keep your compliance program at peak performance. Ready to see how we can help you achieve compliance?

“Rather than having to ask and follow-up with all 33 registered representatives to review, complete and sign various documents, we love having everything on one platform. The process is seamless, whether it’s onboarding, certifications or annual reviews.”

– Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC Senior Compliance Officer Kamala Connors

Streamline and automate your firm's certifications and attestations.

Protect against insider trading risk, including front running.

Respond to changing regulations quickly and with confidence.

Safeguard your reputation

We understand your passion and commitment to excellence. Our solutions provide you with the tools you need to not just get the job done, but to get it done right.

As a broker-dealer, you can leverage our compliance infrastructure to automate your processes and streamline the management of personal trading, gifts and gratuities, pay-to-play, outside business activities, and other potential conflicts to avoid potentially damaging FINRA violations.

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Focus on what matters most

Regulators are increasingly leveraging technology to identify violations. A comprehensive compliance solution uses data and software to ensure your teams are well-prepared for examinations. Our solutions can reduce the amount of time your team spends gathering data by as much as 70%, allowing you more time to respond to changing regulations with confidence and agility.

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Gain forward-looking insight

Let us help you make sense of your data. Our automated reports can help you gain insight into potential gaps or areas of risk, as well as identify trends within your organization. Together we can power your compliance program.

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Don't take our word for it

"With a one-size-fits-all platform, we discovered our vendor was not willing or able to customize for the needs of individual companies. We feel the ComplySci dashboard is really our dashboard. We don’t feel like it is the same for everyone, but rather it is tailored to us."
Chicago-based asset management firm

Frequently asked questions

Broker-dealers are registered with the SEC and are members of FINRA, thus subject to SEC and FINRA rules. Violations of either SEC or FINRA rules carry significant consequences, including censure, fines, and reputational damage.

COMPLY provides our customers with the service and support required to meet the exacting demands of the regulatory industry, while embodying the attention to detail you demand of yourself and your team. With 24/5 support and unparalleled in-house expertise, your program is our priority from the moment you begin the onboarding process. That’s our promise to you.

You can contact our Customer Support team here.

As part of the COMPLY portfolio, ComplySci customers have access to leading continuing education programs, including the NRS IACCP courses and the RIA in a Box Investment Adviser Representative (IAR) program for those broker-dealers in state which have implemented the North American Securities Administration Association (NASAA) requirement.

When you work with a compliance technology firm that has established direct brokerage feeds, the broker carrying the account sends electronic data files to your firm’s compliance system directly through a secure connection. Data files include the holdings and transaction activity for all of your firm’s employees’ accounts held at that broker.

With integrated direct broker feeds from more than 300 brokerage firms and a robust data normalization process, COMPLY provides unrivaled information accuracy and dependability. These feeds:

  • Offer a scalable way to ensure compliance today and in the future
  • Enable your firm to spot potential issues and react quickly with an added layer of verification
  • Improve security and confidentiality
  • Enable your firm to better comply with the spirit and letter of the law
  • Benefit employees

COMPLY offers a Marketing Review Module which aids broker-dealers in complying with all requirements within the new rule.

Your firm’s regulatory compliance program keeps your firm functional, ensuring you meet regulatory requirements and standards of conduct, mitigating financial, reputational, and regulatory consequences of a compliance violation. 
In fact, financial regulatory compliance software can help you:
  • Automate manual, time-consuming activities, which eat away at your day and make it difficult to focus on big-picture priorities 
  • Determine gaps in your compliance program, which could leave you open to risk 
  • Report on all compliance activities, providing an audit trail for your firm and any regulatory body 
  • Ensure your compliance program is functioning at the optimal level
COMPLY’s onboarding team will be there with you every step of the way, working with you to create a plan which addresses your company’s unique needs. During onboarding the team will load data, configure the system to your use case and help set up integrations. The team will also provide guided instruction of broker feed outreach and assist with establishing broker feeds. Onboarding is concluded with supervisor training and assisting your organization go live on the platform.
Typical onboarding takes approximately 6-8 weeks. For larger clients onboarding is scoped to meet your company’s unique needs.
As most broker-dealers are regulated by the SEC and FINRA, they must create a compliance program, including policies and procedures tailored to its specific business activities and operations.
Broker-dealers have a complex set of compliance rules and regulations to abide by. They must carefully prepare and follow their policies and procedures to address compliance issues, such as conflicts of interest, anti-money laundering and anti-fraud.
Registered representatives are required to follow broker-dealer’s policies and procedures. The ComplySci Platform makes it easier for the firm’s registered representatives to fulfill their compliance obligations and monitor registered representatives compliance with the policies and procedures.
Read more about growing compliance demands.
ComplySci offers various compliance solutions to meet your firm’s needs. We offer the ComplySci Platform, a web-based compliance monitoring solution, which tracks employee activities against your firm’s rules and regulations.
ComplySci’s Political Contribution Verification solution also helps firms comply with pay-to-play regulations by monitoring political donations made by your firm’s employees and their spouses to help identify unreported activity.

COMPLY customers have access to the registration and licensing solution, RepTracker. This solution aggregates and manages data about registered reps, including licenses, registrations, and renewals on a state-by-state level through a single, centralized database.

As part of the COMPLY portfolio of firms, customers have access to the ComplianceGuardian solution, which helps broker-dealers maintain their Written Supervisory Procedures manual.

COMPLY customers have access to our RolloverAnalyzer solution, which supports compliance with the DOL’s PTE 2020-02 exemption.

Every dollar matters during a period of economic downturn. This makes prioritizing your spend essential to keeping your financial advisory firm at peak of performance, investing where appropriate for long-term success while not over-reaching and potentially overspending. 
  • Work with the right compliance technology partner
  • Prioritize your fiduciary education
  • Bring in outside help as needed
  • Create a culture that prioritizes compliance
  • Lean into your *free* resources

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Dependable. Accurate. Comprehensive. Manage your compliance program with a partner who is as dedicated to getting it right as you are. Manage your compliance program with COMPLY.