News & Advocacy

Mar 18, 2021, 14:56 PM by J Fitzgerald

On behalf of more than 30 national real estate, housing, environmental, farming, ranching, forestry and financial services-related organizations, ADISA co-signed letter to key members of chief tax counsels of the congressional tax-writing committees, as well as Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, stressing the importance of Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges as Congress works to broaden the economic recovery as it reviews the impact of existing tax provisions.

Feb 26, 2021, 00:00 AM by J Fitzgerald

ADISA’s Board of Directors recently commissioned a task force to develop tools to help improve the investment products in the retail AI industry. The task force, the AI Betterment Task Force, has as its first chairs Sherri Cooke (iCapital Network) and Brad Updike (Mick Law), assisted by Ann Moore (International Assets Advisory), Jean Merriman (Strategic Financial Alliance), Lilian Morvay (IBD Consulting), Travis Hicks, (Independent Financial Group ), Greg Mausz (Preferred Capital Securities), Michael Miller (Sigma Financial), and Darryl Steinhause (DLA Piper).

Feb 9, 2021, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

ADISA’s fully searchable online financial Products & Services Directory is LIVE! The directory, made available by our publisher Naylor Association Solutions, is aimed to give our advisor community the at-your-fingertips information they have been looking for to find who offers what investment products, as well as other supplier support.

Feb 3, 2021, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

On behalf of organizations representing more than 544,000 workers in the financial services industry in New York State, ADISA co-signed letters to the Honorable Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State; the Honorable Andrea Stewart-Cousins, President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader; and the Honorable Carl Heastie, Speaker of the Assembly, to express opposition to re-imposing any form of a New York State Stock Transition Tax (STT).

Jan 15, 2021, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

BEWARE of ADISA membership lists scams. There are several “pirates” who somehow get prior-year meeting attendance lists and then approach our companies with an attempt to sell fake, fraudulent and unapproved membership and/or attendee lists. Please note that ADISA never sells its membership or past conference attendee lists.

Jan 7, 2021, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

At its first meeting of the year, the new ADISA board of directors, elected by membership in late 2020, selected its 2021 officers. As a result, Matthew Malone of FS Investments begins his term as the 2021 ADISA president, and Sherri Cooke of AI Insight is the 2021 president-elect who will serve as president in 2022.

Dec 16, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic persists in the United States and around the globe, ADISA has made the difficult decision to cancel what would have been its first in-person meeting in over a year – ADISA Live!, scheduled to be held at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas February 10-12, 2021.

Dec 7, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

The members of ADISA (Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association), the nation's largest trade association serving the alternative investment and securities industry, have chosen new directors for its 2021 board. ADISA holds democratic elections hosted by a neutral online vendor, and the elections are open to all member categories (with a maximum of three votes per firm).

Nov 18, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

ADISA has once again partnered with Lightbulb Press to publish a revised informative overview on alternative investments, The Guide to Alternative Investments.

Nov 2, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

ADISA’s 2021 Board of Directors election is now open, and will close on Tuesday, November 24, at midnight PT. To ensure the fairest election, ADISA member organizations are limited to a maximum of three voting members, and you have been identified as a voting member.

Oct 7, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

In two separate letters, one to New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney, the other to New Jersey General Assembly Member John McKeon, ADISA joins a number of other trade associations writing to express strong opposition to S.2902/A.4402, which would impose a tax on high-quantity processors of financial transactions.

Sep 24, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

ADISA’s core focus is to provide unparalleled networking, education and advocacy to its membership, and our hope was to provide the most valuable event for the alternative and direct investment industry this fall.

Aug 11, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

Industry's leading event rescheduled to February 10-12, 2021, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Jul 1, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

By John Grady, ADISA's Legislative & Regulatory Chair On Friday, June 26, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit upheld Reg BI against a challenge brought by, among others, XY Planning Network and various U.S. states.

Jun 15, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

WHAT TO DO: We need to identify all of our sponsor and affiliate member companies’ products, offerings and services.

Jun 12, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

The IRS has taken a taxpayer-friendly view of property still eligible for capital gains tax deferral when exchanged for similar items after the 2017 tax law restricted that treatment.

Jun 5, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

ADISA is part of an industry-wide real estate coalition, formed by the Real Estate Roundtable (RER). Here is good news from Ryan McCormick, Senior Vice President & Counsel, The Real Estate Roundtable, regarding Opportunity Zones:

Jun 5, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

Brian P. Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, responded to the coalition letter, sent to federal banking regulators which requested clarification on the April 7, 2020, guidance that encourages financial institutions to work constructively with borrowers impacted by COVID-19.

Jun 4, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

Darryl Steinhause, ADISA’s general counsel and partner at DLA Piper, and Dan Cullen, partner at Baker & McKenzie, led a small group discussion with the IRS regarding the need for DST trustees to respond to the COVID-19 financial hardship of their tenants.

May 27, 2020, 00:00 AM by Patty Grega

ADISA is launching a new directory to serve the industry! With our publisher, Naylor Association Solutions, a long-time leader in industry association publications, we will now offer a fully searchable online financial products and services directory aimed to give our advisor community the at-your-fingertips information they have been looking for to find who offers what investment product, as well as other supplier support.