Benjamin David Vice
Compliance Associate at Field Street Capital Management, LLC
Experience
Compliance Associate
Field Street Capital Management, LLC / New York
1140 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
● Approximately $4bn AUM
● RV/Global Macro Funds
Compliance Associate, June 2015-Present
Compliance Responsibilities:
● Provide assistance for Form ADV, CPO-PQR, Form PF, Annex IV, 13F, 13H, amongst other filings.
● Assist the CCO in reviewing and editing the Firm's Compliance Manual, Code of Ethics, Allocation, as well as offshoot policies such as cybersecurity, expenses and valuation.
● Draft internal policies and procedures related to compliance reviews and functions.
● Assist with both exchange and regulator inquiries and on-site examinations when applicable.
● Review marketing documentation and investor related materials to ensure compliance with 206(4)-1 of the Advisers Act.
● Handle general personal trading and gifts inquiries from employees.
● Provide compliance training to new employees, as well as assist with annual compliance training for the firm.
● Monitor equity trading to ensure Reg Sho requirements.
● Conduct daily trade allocation reviews, cancelled trades reviews, EU short sales, 13F and ETF ownership tracking.
● Handle new product approval requests from investment team
Legal Responsibilities:
● Assist the GC with reviewing and negotiating third party vendor agreements for a variety of firm related purposes; data feeds, risk modeling, compliance science, cyber security, amongst others.
● Assist the GC with the review and, to the extent necessary, negotiation of ISDA, MSFTA and other counterparty related agreements.
● Assist with fund offering documentation.
● Liaise with U.S. outside counsel providers from time to time concerning one-off legal matters.
● Liaise with Cayman counsel relating to Fund matters, updating of registrar of mortgages, etc.
● Research jurisdictional laws concerning securities registration.
Regulatory Compliance Examiner
FINRA / New York
● Conducted cycle trading examinations of broker-dealers, clearing firms, and non-FINRA registered high frequency proprietary trading firms on behalf of FINRA, SEC, and various exchanges, including NASDAQ, NYSE, Direct Edge and BATS.
● Performed investigations through on-site examinations and extensive comparative analysis.
● Reviewed for compliance with Regulation SHO, Regulation NMS, Regulation ATS, Trade reporting, OATS Reporting, Market Access and Written Supervisory Procedures.
● Liaised with the BD's compliance contacts to obtain all required materials for review.
● Presented investigative findings to senior management and the legal department for enforcement action.
Education
The John Marshall Law School
Juris Doctorate
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctorate, January 2013
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Economics
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, May 2009