Name: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Webinar
Start: 2025-06-17T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-17T14:30:00-04:00

Tuesday

,

June

17

,

2025

1:00

p.m.

-

2:30

p.m. ET

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Webinar

Join SIFMA and NAPSA for a webinar to protect senior investors

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) empowers communities around the world to address the critical issue of preventing elder financial abuse.

On Tuesday, June 17, SIFMA & NAPSA will co-host a webinar to discuss the importance of protecting our senior investors from financial fraud and exploitation. Pre-registration is required to participate.

Discussion Topics

Overview of SEC rules adopted in December 2023

Review of SIFMA's new model documentation for done-with transactions

Insight into SIFMA's workstreams and deliverables that will set the stage for long-term implementation

Factors that firms should consider as they phase-in implementation of the mandate

And more

Discussion Topics

• Recognizing Undue Influence and Identifying Solutions
• Artificial Intelligence: How to Use it to Help Prevent Fraud, and How it's Being Used to Scam

Speakers

Tara Ambrose

Senior Financial Fraud Ombudsperson, Enforcement Division

Minnesota Department of Commerce

Candace Heisler

Attorney

Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco (Retired)

Heisler and Associates

Theo Lau

Founder

Unconventional Ventures

Liz Podnieks

Professor of English

Toronto Metropolitan University

Bismarck Prado

Director, Fraud & Senior Investor Protection, Legal and Risk

Commonwealth Financial Network

Jennifer Spoeri

Executive Director

NAPSA

Howard Tischler

Co-Founder and CEO

EverSafe

Watch On Demand

Speakers

Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr.

President and CEO

SIFMA

Joseph L. Seidel

Chief Operating Officer

SIFMA

Josh Wilsusen

Executive Vice President, Advocacy

SIFMA

Speakers

Rob Toomey

Head of Capital Markets/Managing Director and Associate General Counsel

SIFMA

Agenda

Welcome Remarks

Speakers:

Lisa Bleier, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Head – Wealth Management, Retirement and State Government Relations, SIFMA

Liz Podnieks, Professor of English, Toronto Metropolitan University

Panel I: Undue Influence and Solutions

Moderated by:

Jennifer Spoeri: Executive Director of NAPSA

Panelists:

Candace Heisler: Attorney at Heisler and Associates and retired Assistant District Attorney for San Francisco
Tara Ambrose: Senior Financial Fraud Ombudsperson in the Enforcement Division at the Minnesota Department of Commerce

Panel II: Artificial Intelligence – How to use it to Help Prevent Scams, and How it is Being Used to Scam

Moderated by:

Howard Tischler: Co-Founder and CEO of EverSafe

Panelists:
Theo Lau: Founder of Unconventional Ventures
Bismarck Prado: Director of Fraud & Senior Investor Protection, Legal and Risk at Commonwealth Financial Network

Concluding Remarks

Speaker:

Lisa Bleier, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Head – Wealth Management, Retirement and State Government Relations, SIFMA

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Used responsibly, DEPs provide significant benefits to retail investors, including enhanced access to customized products and services, lower costs, access to a broader range of products, better customer service, and improved compliance efforts leading to safer markets. Certain DEPs also raise potential risks, highlighting the need to ensure investor protection in connection with their use.

The existing, robust regulatory regime, however, amply addresses firms’ use of DEPs today, preserving their well-documented benefits, while appropriately managing potential risks.

SIFMA

The Industry Viewpoint

Both SIFMA and SIFMA's Asset Management Group have long supported efforts to increase the resiliency of the Treasury market and stressed the need to ensure the Treasury market remains resilient and deeply liquid.

On behalf of our members, SIFMA is working to advance multiple workstreams and short-term deliverables that will set the stage for long-term implementation. These include development of market standard documentation, enhancements to market structure, further needed regulatory reforms, and an operations timeline.

Learn More

SIFMA Resources

01

SIFMA SmartBrief

A daily snapshot of all the news that matters to the capital markets. Weekly editions available for Asset Management, Wealth Management, and Operations & Technology.

Subscribe

02

Senior Investor Protection Toolkit

A toolkit that provides a compilation of resources to help educate and protect senior investors.

Download

03

Resource Center

Discover SIFMA's efforts to combat senior exploitation and ensure that financial firms have the tools they need to best protect their senior clients.

Explore

Useful Information

Registration Questions

Pre-registration is required to participate.

Media Inquiries

For media registration and our press policy, contact Anthony Mitchell.

Access Instructions

Access instructions will be sent from SIFMAAVSupport; please check your inbox. Didn't receive? Contact us.

Technical Requirements

This virtual forum will be hosted on the Zoom Webinar platform. View instructions on joining and participating in Zoom Webinars.

Accessibility

It is a priority to make our webinars inclusive and accessible for all. For questions or requests, contact Lisa Bleier.

Replay

A replay will be available. Use the same Zoom link to access a replay of the webinar.

See you soon.

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