Quest CE is a
privately held company in the United States that specializes in providing
compliance training
Compliance training refers to the process of educating employees on laws, regulations and company policies that apply to their day-to-day job responsibilities. An organization that engages in compliance training typically hopes to accomplish sever ...
and
continuing education
Continuing education (similar to further education in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United ...
to the financial services industry.
History
Quest CE was founded in 1986 in
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...
and was formerly known as Newport Financial Consultants, LLC (NFC Consulting Group). In 1994 Talbot Financial purchased NFC Consulting Group and relocated the company to Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois, enhancing Talbot Financial's product development capabilities.
In 2004 NFC Consulting Group was sold to the Academy of Financial Services, LLC of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In July 2005 the company was sold to Alan Krenke formerly of Strong Financial Corp and Linda Krenke.
Industry achievements
* Quest CE was selected by Great Places to Work and Fortune as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women, ranking #20 overall.
* Quest CE’s Branch Audit Management Platform was honored with a GRC Innovation Award in the User Interface and Experience Category by GRC analyst firm GRC 20/20.
* In 2015, the company was named one of Milwaukee’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.
* Quest CE was selected as one of the country’s best employers in 2015, ranking #1 on the Great Rated! People’s Picks: 20 Great Workplaces in Financial Services in the Small/Medium Business category.
* Honored as one of the Fastest Growing Firms in the Southeastern Wisconsin region by the ''Milwaukee Business Journal'' in 2014.
* Named a Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) 2011, 2013 and 2014 "Future 50" award winner.
* Received "Best Workplace in Milwaukee" award from ''The Business Journal of Milwaukee'' in 2010.
* Honored by Governor
Scott Walker earning the Silver Award Level in the Governor's Worksite Wellness Award
References
External links
* {{Official website , http://www.questce.com/
Companies established in 1986
Financial services companies of the United States
Companies based in Milwaukee
1986 establishments in California