How Compliance Budgets Will Be Spent

Todd Spillane

Senior Director

Todd Spillane brings more than 20 years of industry experience, with a focus on compliance and legal functions in investment management, to his Senior Director’s role at Cutter Associates. At Cutter, he is the subject matter expert and advisor on compliance initiatives, providing thought leadership as well as strategic and tactical advice. In addition to compliance, his areas of expertise include risk management, valuation, and legal oversight. A featured speaker at various industry forums on compliance-related topics, he has presented on compliance and risk management for investment managers. Prior to Cutter, he held several compliance, general counsel, and COO leadership roles, including most recently as GC, CCO, and COO of AlphaTrAI. He also was Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he oversaw the compliance program for Morgan Stanley Funds. A graduate of Fairfield University and Western New England School of Law, Todd is a member of the Connecticut Bar.

Stacia Graham

Managing Director and Asset Management Lead

Stacia Graham has more than 20 years of experience in investment management, bringing a deep understanding of end-to-end asset management processing and project management to her role as Managing Director at Cutter Research. Prior to Cutter, Stacia worked at Wellington Management Company LLP in Boston in various roles within compliance and operational risk, including leading and managing the global Investment Guideline Compliance team for eight years. She earned a bachelor of science in business administration from Bryant University and an MBA from Bentley University.

Recent research assignments and publications include the following:

All-In-One or Standalone Solutions? Finding the Right Technology Strategy
Asset Allocation Solutions
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Systems
Performance Measurement and Attribution Systems
Rethinking Research Management
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
The Future of Work in Investment Management

Jul 26, 2022

We surveyed a cross section of the investment management industry to find out their plans for delivering effective and efficient compliance programs. Here's what they revealed about budget and spending. You can see more findings at Cutter Benchmarking 2022 Modern Compliance in Investment Management.