Common Practices for GIPS® Compliance
ACA has gathered all the common best practices of performance teams complying to the GIPS standards and will discuss the most common question we receive from clients, "What do other firms do?"
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Technology, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Risk Assurance and Advisory
Transaction advisory and portfolio company risk management
We provide pre-deal, post-deal, and ongoing monitoring to help investors manage the cyber risks of their portfolio companies, negotiate better deals, and preserve their investment value.
Pre-Deal Due Diligence
Technology, cyber, and privacy risk can make a huge difference in the successful execution of an investment thesis. With our industry leading due diligence efforts, we will evaluate the investment targets, technology readiness to execute on a business plan, the quality and efficacy of the cybersecurity program, and the execution and maintenance of privacy compliance in line with your obligations. The report will include detailed information pertinent to the investment thesis with an investment professional quality summarization.
Transition Management
Once we have completed diligence on a target, there will be time sensitive initiatives to be completed within the first 100 days. We will assist with the roadmapping, prioritization, and execution of their key deliverables.
Portfolio Oversight
Through our PortCo Defend offering we are able to provide an inherent risk weighted minimum standard for portfolio companies to adhere to.
Program Assurance and Advisory
Aponix Protect helps firms address evolving cyber risks and threats to ensure that their cybersecurity needs are covered year-round. This solution is available in three tiers, each one designed to provide firms with a flexible, robust, responsive, and cost-effective cybersecurity program.
Latest Insights
The Department of Homeland Security Requires Pipeline Operators to Set Cybersecurity Safeguards
The U.S. TSA and DHS have issued a directive to operators of fuel and gas pipelines that requires them to improve their cybersecurity defenses.
Cyber Alert
- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Major Fuel Pipeline; PE Firms Advised To Enhance Protections
A ransomware attack has led to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. The Colonial Gas pipeline supplies gasoline, jet fuel, and other products to the eastern and southern U.S., providing 45% of the East Coast supply of fuel.
Cyber Alert
- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
Sneak Peek: ACA Spring Conference Aponix® Session Previews
ACA’s virtual spring conference is right around the corner. We encourage ACA Aponix clients to attend the sessions below or to invite other members of their teams to join in. Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect and what you can expect to take away.
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- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
- Events
Gas Pipeline Suffers Ransomware Attack
On February 18, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert detailing a ransomware attack suffered by a natural gas compression facility. The ransomware attack led to a two-day controlled shutdown of operations, causing significant loss of productivity and revenue.
Cyber Alert
- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
ACA Aponix Named Due Diligence Firm of the Year at the 12th Annual International M&A Awards
ACA is proud to announce that ACA Aponix was named the Due Diligence Firm of the year at the 12th Annual International M&A Awards. The awards were announced at a Virtual Awards Gala celebration on Thursday, January 21st, 2021.
News
- ACA News
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
Introducing the PortCo Defend™ Portfolio Risk Management Solution
We’re excited to announce ACA Aponix®'s Portfolio Company Risk Management and Monitoring solution, PortCo Defend™, a cybersecurity program and dashboard designed to help private equity firms assess and centrally monitor security threats and risks for their investment portfolio companies (PortCos).
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- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
Upcoming events
Compliance Officer: The Roles and Responsibilities - 21 October 2021
The role of the Compliance Officer is a mandatory position in all firms in the Financial Services Industry. They play a major role in assisting Senior Management to ensure that appropriate and effective systems and controls are in place to achieve and maintain compliance with the applicable Rules. While the nature of the Compliance Function is likely to differ from one firm to another, this course provides an easy to follow breakdown of what the Regulator expects of a Compliance Officer and explains, in practical terms how the regulatory expectations and those of Senior Management can be achieved.
Online Training
What Concerns You? Cyber Concerns and Action Plans
Join ACA Aponix for a review of the top 5 concerns identified by our clients and the actions they plan to take to increase their first line of defense against bad actors.
Webcast