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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.
The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee last week approved sending recommendations to the full Commission that would topple the current rules for verifying an accredited investor. ...
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You’re likely to read future SEC enforcement actions related to poor compliance P&Ps for checks made prior to transactions. That conclusion can be drawn from ...
FINRA’s arbitration forum has myriad problems, many of which would be solved by allowing investors to pursue their grievances in court, reads a report issued ...
FINRA member firms don’t always have to settle disputes with clients via FINRA arbitration, a federal court has ruled. This was the second such ruling ...
This Risk Alert summarizes deficiencies that OCIE staff observed in the controls that certain broker-dealers put in place to comply with obligations related to sales ...
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