Hedge Fund Awards 2014

This award reflects the effort ACA has deployed over recent years assisting clients with the various domestic and Euro- pean regulatory developments. Specifically the award rec- ognises excellence across our AIFMD, EMIR, short-selling and European regulatory consulting services, especially in the context of hedge fund management firms based in the UK. Consulting in the regulatory compliance sector has evolved almost beyond recognition over recent years and clients, quite rightly, expect their compliance consultants to be highly competent with good regulator insight, technical knowledge equal to the law firms in the same space and a practical, commercial approach to implementation. We are especially pleased to see ACA being recognised in that way by the expert judging panel at Acquisition International. ACA Compliance (Europe) Limited is the European division of the ACA Compliance Group (ACA). ACA was established in 2002 and is world’s largest independent compliance consultancy. We operate from more than 20 global loca- tions across America, Europe and Asia. We are head-quar- tered in New York and London and employ an international team of 150 professionals, more than one third of whom are former regulators. The team is a combination of former FSA, SEC, NFA (CFTC), FINRA, and US State regulators with senior com- pliance practitioners, as well as experienced front-line con- sultants. ACA currently provides support to more than 750 clients, including over a third of the 100 largest hedge fund managers in the world (by AuM), as well as four of the top five private equity managers, large retail and long-only managers, banking and asset management institutions, trust companies, brokers, smaller boutiques and other wholesale finance companies. The backbone to ACA’s position as the world’s leading independent compliance consultancy is the quality and background of our team, the depth of our regulatory, com- mercial and industry knowledge, and insight into interna- tional regulatory authorisation, supervision and examina- tion methods. www.acquisition-intl.com 2014 International Hedge Fund Awards ACA Compliance (Europe) Ltd ACA consultants and analysts possess a great depth of experience and knowledge across all asset classes and wholesale sectors. In the UK, the team combines exten- sive consulting and compliance experience with academic achievement. The team includes legally-trained consul- tants, others who have recognised professional qualifica- tions, as well as ex-regulators and former front-line FSA- approved CF10 (Compliance Oversight Officers) and CF11 (Money Laundering Reporting Officers). The team in London combines over 50 years’ experience as UK regulatory consultants and includes former FSA and SEC examiners – a unique offering in Europe. Ron Weekes, ACA’s European CEO commented: “Indepen- dent recognition by a well-respected industry publication is always welcome and we are all delighted at receiving this award.” Weekes added “ultimately, client retention is a true reflection of the value we add and since our retention levels are near 100% we know what we do is well received.” 2014 will continue to be a complex and demanding time for the hedge fund sector and there remain many regula- tory challenges ahead; having recently added even more technical resource to the team, ACA is ready to guide cli- ents through the next 12 months. Fact File Company: ACA Compliance (Europe) Ltd. Name: Ron Weekes Web: www.acacomplianceeurope.com Email: [email protected] Address: 11 Berkeley Street Mayfair, London W1J 8DS Phone: +44 (0)20 7042 0500 “Independent recogni- tion by a well-respected industry publication is always welcome and we are all delighted at receiving this award.” Weekes added “ulti- mately, client retention is a true reflection of the value we add and since our retention levels are near 100% we know what we do is well received.” The team at ACA Compliance (Europe) Ltd is delighted to hear they had won the award for the European Regulatory Advisory Firm of the Year at the recent International Hedge Fund Awards 2014. European Regulatory Development Advisory Firm of the Year 20 donsimon / Shutterstock.com