RICHMOND, Va., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- After only five years in business, Oyster Consulting has been named the 2014 Best North American Regulatory Advisory Firm by Hedgeweek magazine readers. To select the winners, 41,000 subscribers cast their vote, pulling opinions on the industry's top firms around the world from professionals including administrators, prime brokers, custodians and beyond.

"At Oyster Consulting, we embraced the opportunity to build a firm that was dedicated to providing the highest level of service to our clients by hiring knowledgeable, experienced, and service-oriented consultants," explains Buddy Doyle, principal and managing director. "Knowing that our clients voted us the best at what we do is very gratifying."

Oyster Consulting's global recognition comes after a recent hiring streak that has brought many respected industry professionals to the firm. On average, each of their consultants has 20 years of experience guiding industry-leading firms. Oyster Consulting's expertise brings sophisticated analysis and a disciplined approach to serving their clients' ongoing needs.

"We enjoy helping hedge funds implement complex — yet compliant — strategies that enable them to meet the markets' demands and their investors' needs," says Doyle. "Creating simplicity in a complex environment is our passion, and one we greatly enjoy."

In addition to providing compliance and regulatory services, Oyster Consulting's team includes experts in trading and markets, operations, finance, technology, and strategy for financial services companies. Since launching in late 2008, Oyster Consulting's more than 50 employees have helped hundreds of firms start, grow and protect their businesses throughout North America and the Caribbean.

ABOUT OYSTER CONSULTING

Richmond based Oyster Consulting currently has consultants in twelve cities  supporting wealth management and trading firms with compliance, regulatory, financial, strategic management, operations, technology, trading and strategic consulting services. In the intricate and ever-evolving financial services industry, we focus on creating simplicity in a complex environment. Our team of 50 consultants brings over a thousand years of combined experience as Senior Executives (CEO, COO, CAO, CCO, CRO, CFO and Legal Counsel), Program Managers, Developers, Department Managers, Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts. We provide practical solutions helping broker/dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds, mutual funds, ETFs and private equity firms protect and grow their businesses.

CONTACT:
Buddy Doyle
Principal and Managing Director
804.965.5403
[email protected]
www.oysterllc.com

SOURCE Oyster Consulting