NRS Introduces Specialist Certificate Training Programs for Risk Management and Hedge Fund Compliance Professionals

Lakeville, CT (PRWEB) February 18, 2011

NRS, the nation’s leader in investment adviser and broker-dealer compliance and registration solutions including comprehensive education, best-in-class technology and expert consulting services, is pleased to announce the availability of new specialist training programs. These courses, which focus on the specific challenges that exist in the areas of risk management and hedge fund compliance and operations, were developed to address the growing need and heightened demand for niche compliance education and training.

Compliance professionals are seeking education and guidance as they face new and tougher challenges, including a competitive need to extract greater value from compliance resources amid a host of new regulations and directives. Nowhere is this more critical than for hedge fund compliance professionals, who have seen their industry face an entirely new compliance landscape in recent months and thus need accurate, up-to-the-minute compliance information and guidance. As well, financial services firms of all stripes are focusing on incorporating compliance functions as part of an overall risk management strategy. To address these themes, NRS has introduced training for two emerging areas of compliance focus: Risk Management and Hedge Fund Compliance and Operations.

Each area of concentration consists of three, two-hour online courses that can be taken individually or as part of the Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional (IACCPSM) program, which NRS co-sponsors with the Investment Adviser Association (IAA). Program enrollees can opt into these elective courses and earn a Hedge Fund Specialist Certificate and/or Risk Management Specialist Certificate in addition to the IACCP designation. Existing IACCP designees can add the specialist concentration to their credentials by fulfilling the Specialist Certificate requirements. All six courses also meet the continuing education requirements necessary to maintain IACCP designation.

“Our customers rely on NRS, as the premier provider of compliance education, to address the growing needs of compliance professionals to help them stay abreast of a changing industry and regulatory landscape,” said John Gebauer, Managing Director of NRS. “Our new specialist courses are an example of how NRS is committed to providing the right educational opportunities to help compliance professionals face their toughest challenges.”

To learn more about the Specialist Certificate programs or for additional information about all of NRS’s educational offerings, please visit http://www.nrs-education.com.

About NRS
National Regulatory Services (NRS) is the nation’s leader in compliance and registration products and services for investment advisers, broker-dealers, hedge funds, investment companies and insurance institutions. NRS has the practical expertise, proven capability and unparalleled reach to deliver integrated and effective compliance solutions to a wide range of users within the financial services industry. NRS delivers these solutions thorough three interrelated offerings – comprehensive education, best-in-class technology and expert consulting services – enabling our clients to meet their regulatory requirements and minimize risk. For more information, visit http://www.nrs-inc.com.

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