Paul Murdock has been named director of Consulting and Professionals Services for the U.S. securities market within Wolters Kluwer Financial Services’ Enterprise Risk Compliance business.

In this role, Murdock manages the company’s enterprise risk management offering, ARC Logics for Financial Services, for the securities market. ARC Logics for Financial Services, which is also offered to banking and insurance organizations, incorporates compliance and regulatory intelligence with an ERM technology platform to help firms manage compliance and operational risks, as well as the audit function.

Additionally, Murdock is responsible for leading Wolters Kluwer Financial Services’ U.S. securities compliance consulting services. The consulting team helps securities firms manage policies and procedures, including drafting, finalizing and updating written supervisory procedures, compliance manuals and codes of ethics. The team also provides analysis, audit services and annual review of a firm’s current compliance practices to identify potential gaps.

Murdock has a comprehensive regulatory background, which includes serving as a senior manager at Ernst & Young, where he led the Investment Management and Capital Markets regulatory practice group. He was also vice president within BlackRock's law department management committee, establishing compliance policies and procedures. Earlier in his career Murdock was a principal consultant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers; director of Corporate Compliance at Prudential Insurance Company of America; and a senior compliance examiner at the National Association of Securities Dealers. He also founded MCG Consulting, a provider of investment advisory services.