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Disclosure of Interest Compliance Advisory

Disclosure of Interest Compliance Advisory

CompanyMorgan Stanley
LocationBaltimore, MD, USA
Salary$80000 – $135000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Understanding of relevant regulatory approach in USA and the Americas (with particular reference to SEC, FINRA and Fed), with broad understanding of the global regulatory approach
  • Understanding of the business model and operational setup of a global financial institution, including regulatory structure, business mix, investment structures and booking models and equity-related products
  • Experience in identifying and interpreting changes to relevant laws or regulatory guidance, analyzing and communicating impact to stakeholders
  • Ability to review and challenge proposals to ensure that there has been adequate consideration of regulatory requirements
  • Ability to track and interpret industry trends
  • Ability to work with global colleagues to develop and implement global standards and frameworks for governance and management of regulatory obligations
  • Ability to build relationships of trust with members of the Legal and Compliance Division and stakeholders from business units and support and control functions
  • Excellent analytical, program management numerical and data skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Detail oriented and good memory skills
  • Ability to work independently and drive projects and initiatives
  • Ability to remain focused under pressure
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Confidence to use own initiative and apply judgment
  • Strong desire to learn new subject matter
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, confidence, and credibility
  • The ability to work very effectively within an organization and communicate with senior and junior business and control function personnel

Responsibilities

  • Monitoring, tracking, and documenting regulatory changes according to the Firm’s Enterprise Minimum Standard Procedure (ERMF) across all regulations covered by the team
  • Conducting annual reviews of updates to the aosphere Shareholding Disclosure (DOI) memoranda, jurisdiction reviews, and providing updates to Operations’ rule traceability matrix
  • Partnering with DOI Ops to focus on large position concentrations, trade pre-clearance and monitoring, large position reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act, various US state and sensitive industry regulations, and issuer-specific limits, as well as other Americas jurisdictions, including Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina
  • Providing oversight of DOI Ops programs to ensure satisfactory regulatory compliance across all in-scope entities, asset classes, products, and related processes, such as booking models and management agreements in relation to the wide range of relevant securities, industry and corporate issuer regulations
  • Periodically reviewing Operations policies and procedures to ensure they meet regulatory obligations and overseeing necessary changes
  • Developing expertise to provide real-time advice across all primary and secondary coverage areas, supporting the team leads and becoming a substantive SME
  • Serving as an escalation point for incidents impacting the Firm’s regulatory obligations
  • Advising Technology and Data to enhance relevant Firm systems for regulatory requirements
  • Conducting testing and monitoring, leveraging the Compliance Testing Team for comprehensive initiatives
  • Reviewing Internal Audit and Compliance Testing findings, developing remediation plans, and monitoring execution
  • Providing training for new and existing rules and processes
  • Supporting projects with data analytics expertise
  • Participating in Industry working groups

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.