Essential Edge and its people in the trade press, 2020 to 2025.
Tracking Advice: Industry Regulatory Change At The DOL And SEC
Wealth Solutions Report, November 12 2025, by Chris Latham
Todd Spillane of Essential Edge is one of three industry voices, with Sid Yenamandra of SurgeONE.ai and Kaitlyn Wulfken of Compliance Risk Concepts, sharing insights on how DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins could overhaul rules for the wealth management industry.
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WSR Honors PRO 4: Top Wealth Management Professional Services Firms
Wealth Solutions Report, 5th Week of April, 2025, by Julius Buchanan
WSR honors Essential Edge in its third annual recognition of specialist firms. “Outsourcing enables companies to focus on their core strengths, tap into specialized expertise and reduce costs by utilizing external resources,” says the firm’s Managing Partner, Sander Ressler.
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Artificial Intelligence In Regtech: The Real Deal?
Wealth Solutions Report, October 30, 2024, by Janeesa Hollingshead
C-suite execs from Essential Edge, CogniCor and Docupace address the potential and challenges of AI in wealth management. WSR spoke with three industry experts to hear their perspectives on AI, including Sander Ressler.
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How Remote Work Affects the Competition for Top Talent
Wealth Solutions Report, 2nd Week Of August, 2024, by Julius Buchanan
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SEC sued over broker-dealer texting fines data
InvestmentNews, June 6, 2024, by Emile Hallez
On the SEC’s off-channel communications fines, Sander Ressler, managing director of Essential Edge Compliance Outsourcing Services, said: “The amounts are extraordinarily large in comparison to anything else that’s happened historically.” He called the enforcement blitz “a clear, concise, and powerful attempt to get firms to comply ASAP.”
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts
InvestmentNews, February 23, 2024, by Bruce Kelly
“The SEC is indicating very strongly that there needs to be a sea change in this area of communications at firms,” said Sander Ressler, managing director of Essential Edge Compliance Outsourcing Services.
Court Throws Out Crypto Case Against SEC
Ignites, August 1, 2023, by Eva Thomas
Whether cryptocurrencies are securities should be determined within the legislative process and not by the courts, said Sander Ressler, managing director of Essential Edge Compliance Outsourcing Services. “If it’s not a security, crypto sure behaves like a security,” Ressler said.
Commonwealth Found Liable for Rev-Share Disclosure Failures
Ignites, April 11, 2023, by Ben Miller
Financial firms should collaborate with one another to ensure that their disclosures comply with the SEC’s standards, said Sander Ressler, managing director of Essential Edge Compliance Outsourcing Services. Broker-dealers can learn what kind of disclosure language to avoid from the Commonwealth suit, he noted.
Foreside Snaps Up Compliance Firm
Ignites, June 22, 2021, by Ben Miller
“Like any industry, consolidation is good and bad,” says Sander Ressler, managing director of Essential Edge Compliance Outsourcing Services.
Remote compliance rises to the challenge
InvestmentNews, March 15, 2021, by Mark Schoeff Jr.
“It’s actually working pretty well,” said Sander J. Ressler, co-owner and managing director of Essential Edge Compliance Outsourcing Services, of advisory firms’ compliance while working remotely. “The real test of whether remote supervision is going to work is when we’re in an economy that’s not working well.”
Covid-19 Could Push SEC to Delay Reg BI
Ignites, March 27, 2020, by Jill Gregorie
Decades of debate over “fiduciary” and “best interest” standards have caused widespread confusion that the SEC may not be able to address while also handling the coronavirus crisis, says Sander Ressler, managing director of Essential Edge Compliance Outsourcing Services.
Originally published in Wealth Solutions Report, InvestmentNews and Ignites, March 2020 to November 2025.