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Carl Ayers

Carl Ayers Carl Ayers, Publisher | 202-908-6194 | cayers@regcompliancewatch.com Carl has been the publisher of Regulatory Compliance Watch since 2008. He has won several national journalism awards, including for investigative reporting. In 2018, Ayers won two awards - a second place award for Best Spot News for a story reporting Form ADV developments ahead of the SEC (IA Watch, July 6, 2017), and a third place award for Best Investigative Reporting for a series on an adviser that initially fought SEC charges (IA Watch, July 27, 2017). He has worked at newspapers, in television news and in healthcare journalism. Carl hails from New Jersey, earned his master's degree from Northwestern University and enjoys playing guitar, working out and pursuing golf.
This is an SEC document request letter sent to an advisory firm in 2014 from the SEC's Atlanta Regional Office.
This SEC document request letter from 2014 includes language for the adviser to share a robust trade blotter.
This never-been-examined SEC document request letter asks for fewer records, indicating examiners may have made only a short visit.
This SEC document request letter shows examiners wanted to see proof that the adviser knew its custodians were sending notice of custody account statements, among ...
This letter, from the SEC's Los Angeles Regional Office, went to a broker-dealer in 2014. This letter features an unusual table of data that examiners ...
This letter, sent to a never-been-examined firm, features an unique table that examiners wanted the adviser to complete. It would provide the number of clients ...
The oldest baby-boomers are approaching 70 years old. The chances you’ll find yourself working with a customer with impaired cognitive functions grow greater every day. ...
Apparently bowing to industry pressure, the CFTC last week announced that it will soon propose a new rule that will exclude commodity trading advisors from ...
Clearer lines have been drawn to help registered investment companies that are feeder funds or fund of funds understand when they can issue unconsolidated financials ...
The rule appears easy enough to understand. If you sell high-yield municipal bonds to retail investors, you must sell them in lots of $100,000 or ...
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