The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the start of registration for its compliance outreach program's national seminar for investment companies and investment advisers. The event is intended to help these firms' Chief Compliance Officers and other senior personnel to enhance their compliance programs for the protection of investors.

The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Division of Investment Management, and the Asset Management Unit of the Division of Enforcement jointly sponsor the compliance outreach program. The national seminar will be held on Jan. 30 at the SEC's Washington, D.C., headquarters from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Attendance is limited to 500, but a live webcast will be available at www.sec.gov. Topics to be discussed include program priorities in 2014, private fund advisers, registered investment companies, valuation, and the role of the CCO.

Investment adviser and investment company senior officers can register online for the event here. If registrations exceed capacity, investment company and investment adviser CCOs will be given priority on a first-registered basis.  Registration instructions also will be sent to SEC-registered advisers using the e-mail account on the adviser's most recent Form ADV filing. For more information, send an e-mail to ComplianceOutreach@sec.gov