The Investment Adviser Industry: By the Numbers

June 04, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (ET)

The 2026 Investment Adviser Industry Snapshot, releasing in early June, again paints a picture of a vibrant and vital industry: the industry continued to grow, and individual investors are increasingly seeing the value of the fiduciary advice offered by investment advisers. Listen to the authors from the IAA and Comply detail what’s changed in this year’s report, what’s stayed the same, and what’s on the horizon.

IACCP® CE Credit

The webinar is approved for 1 General CE credit toward Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional® (IACCP®) continuing education credit. IACCP designees have primary responsibility for reporting continuing education activities by the reporting period deadline. The IAA does not report designees’ hours to Comply. The IACCP program is co-sponsored by the Investment Adviser Association and Comply. For more information, please contact education@comply.com.

If you have questions about this webinar or need help registering, please contact Mike Zapata at mike.zapata@investmentadviser.org.

Webinar Speakers

Karen L. Barr is president and chief executive officer of the IAA. Before assuming the role of president and CEO in 2014, she served as the IAA’s general counsel for 17 years, with responsibility for the wide range of legal and regulatory matters affecting the investment adviser industry. Prior to joining the IAA, Barr was in private practice at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale), where she represented clients in SEC investigations, securities class action litigation, internal corporate investigations, and securities regulatory matters. She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

Jamila Mayfield is chief regulatory services officer of Comply, leading their consulting services arm. Prior to her role at Comply, Mayfield was the founder and CEO of The Jamila Mayfield Group, LLC, where she provided consulting services on compliance, risk, regulatory, and internal audit matters to financial services clients. Previously, she held various positions at Ernst and Young LLP (EY), including partner. She also served as assistant regional director in the SEC Division of Examinations, as well as senior strategic risk coordinator and securities compliance examiner at SEC. She holds an MBA with a concentration in Asset Management from Yale University, a Master of Accountancy from the University of Virginia, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Florida A&M University.

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