NRS ANNOUNCES 21st ANNUAL SPRING COMPLIANCE CONFERENCE

Focusing on the Impact of Rules and Regulations Recently Issued by the SEC and NASD

LAKEVILLE, CT – February 7, 2006 – National Regulatory Services (NRS), a division of SourceMedia, and the leading, national compliance consulting firm, announces its 21st Annual Spring Compliance Conference for investment advisers and broker/dealers, held in Palm Springs, CA, April 18-20, 2006. This two and a half-day conference will be instrumental in helping compliance and legal professionals to navigate the new and updated rules and regulations.

The annual review requirements for investment adviser and broker/dealer firms are now in effect and compliance personnel are the administrators in this new oversight requirement. This latest task will need to encompass an in-depth review of all aspects of the firm’s business and requires up-to-date compliance knowledge. The NRS Spring Compliance Conference will assist compliance officers and legal professionals in implementing the proper procedures to make the annual review requirements comprehensive and able to withstand an examination.t.

Sessions will include such topics as Assessing Risk and Managing Conflicts of Interest, Trade Reporting Revisited, Keeping Branch Offices Under Control, Conducting Ongoing Compliance Forensic Testing, and ERISA Issues. With over 50 speakers specializing in compliance and more than 25 sessions attendees will learn best practices in the industry to establish compliance policies, procedures and oversight to minimize risk and to meet compliance requirements.

In addition, this NRS Compliance Conference will include pre-conference workshops to be held on Monday, April 17, 2006 on topics that require more in-depth analysis and include: CCOs Share their Experiences from their SEC Exams and A Primer on the Rules and Essential Components of Investment Adviser Compliance. In addition two special sessions have been added to assist compliance personnel with their career track: Legal Ethics: A CLE Offering for Compliance Attorneys and The Practice of Compliance: Professional Development.

For more information and to register, please contact NRS at (860) 435-0200 or visit

www.nrs-inc.com. Continuing education credits and early registration discounts are available.