Comply, a provider of regulatory and compliance technology solutions for hedge fund and other financial firms, has acquired Trailight, a UK’s leading provider of solutions for managing conduct risk, competence frameworks, and global accountability regimes.
With the addition of Trailight, Comply says its is now he first and only unified compliance platform to bring together firm compliance, employee compliance, individual accountability regime and archiving solutions across jurisdictions. The acquisition strengthens Comply’s growing presence in Europe, where demand for modern, integrated compliance solutions continues to accelerate amid expanding regulatory frameworks and accountability mandates.
The unified platform now connects every aspect of employee and firm compliance, from conflicts of interest and personal account dealing, to risk assessment, supervision, policies, and compliance calendar, into one scalable, cloud-based system.
For Comply clients, Trailight expands coverage across international frameworks including SMCR (UK), IAF and SEAR (Ireland), IAC (Singapore), and MIC (Hong Kong). Clients gain advanced capabilities for Statements of Responsibilities, governance mapping, Reasonable Steps documentation, and Fit & Proper assessments, all within the Comply Platform.
For Trailight clients, joining Comply unlocks access to capabilities in employee compliance, including personal trading surveillance, gifts and entertainment tracking, outside business interest management, and integrated attestations.
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