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Archive for Author: Tom Selby

Jun 11, 2019

Marlin & Associates Client Private Client Resources (PCR) Has Received A Majority Equity Investment From Public Pension Capital Management (PPC)

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Dear Clients and Friends: We are pleased to announce another successful transaction on which Marlin & Associates has advised. Our client, Private Client Resources (PCR), the leading provider of total wealth aggregation, reporting and data management solutions to Private Banks, Advisors, Trusts Companies, Multi-Family offices and other wealth-management firms and technology providers, today announced that Public Pension Capital LLC (PPC), a mid-market private equity firm, has made a major investment into the company alongside management. PPC’s investment will fund business growth and provide liquidity to shareholders, allowing PCR to invest in expanding sales, marketing, product development, its geographic footprint and…

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Jun 29, 2016

Risk and compliance tools are of limited value without incorporating a way to combat cybercrime.

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I was having lunch the other day with a leader of a company that provides software to help financial institutions comply with various rules and regulations. The focus was around acquisition opportunities. A good discussion ensued, as there are lots of interesting, fast-growing companies in what we call the “GRC” space (Governance Risk and Compliance) that naturally lend themselves to being part of a larger organization. But the main takeaway of our discussion was the growing emphasis on cyber security as part of a GRC solution. “One can’t be all things to all people,” he said, but “we can’t go visit a company without a proposition for their cyber security needs.” This is telling, and fits with our sense of the world in which we live today.

Apr 14, 2016

Is Greed Still Good? – Implications of the Proposed DOL Fiduciary Rule Change

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Last Wednesday the US Department of Labor (DOL) released a several hundred page ruling that essentially requires investment advisors who advise people on investments for their retirement accounts (IRAs, 401(k) plans, etc.) act in the client’s best interest – or at least to disclose potential conflicts. (You wouldn’t think it would take them hundreds of pages.) The DOL has been working on this since 2010. They did so under their authority for enforcing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974, although some believe they have overstepped their bounds and encroached on the SEC’s turf. Nevertheless, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the rule and President Obama endorsed it.

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