XYPN

Compliance

• Monitor for relevant regulatory developments across all 50 states and the SEC, ensuring timely awareness of new compliance issues, rule proposals, and comment periods.
• Develop and maintain XYPN’s advocacy and policy roadmap, including issue tracking, prioritization, engagement status, and next steps.
• Partner with the Managing Director and Executive Team to shape advocacy priorities and provide informed recommendations on engagement opportunities.
• Develop a deep understanding of XYPN member firms, industry trends, and emerging regulatory issues to inform advocacy priorities and identify opportunities to influence regulation.
• Develop consistent channels for gathering member feedback, case studies, and practical examples to inform XYPN’s advocacy positions.
• Coordinate member-facing communications regarding advocacy initiatives, regulatory updates, and policy resources.
• Partner with members to prepare for legislative or regulatory hearings, meetings with state regulators and legislators, and other advocacy opportunities, including testimony and supporting materials.
• Develop and deliver educational sessions for legislators, regulators, XYPN members, and industry groups on regulatory trends, RIA business models, operational realities, and the impact of proposed regulation.
• Build productive relationships with regulators, industry stakeholders, advocacy partners, and member firms to support ongoing dialogue and collaboration.
• Coordinate strategic partnerships with industry associations, including IAA, FPA, NAPFA, CFP Board, and other aligned organizations.
• Draft policy positions and supporting materials, including comment letters, white papers, policy briefs, issue summaries, case studies, and testimony.
• Lead execution of advocacy activity in individual states, with the SEC, and with NASAA, including preparing formal responses to proposed regulations, policies, and rulemaking initiatives.
• Represent XYPN in meetings with state and SEC regulatory staff, NASAA representatives, and other relevant stakeholders on advocacy and rulemaking matters.
• Attend industry conferences, regulatory events, hearings, symposia, and working groups to strengthen relationships and stay engaged in evolving policy conversations.
• Accountable for reporting on activity and impact related metrics ranging from: Policy issues being tracked, Comment letters submitted, Meetings with regulators, Evidenced impact on policy changes.

Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs