Wunderlich Securities Inc.

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  The Few and the Proud: Chief Compliance Officers

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  CCOs make significant contributions to success of an RIA, designing and implementing compliance programs that prevent, detect and correct securities law violations.  When major compliance problems occur at firms, CCOs will likely receive regulatory consequences.    

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  Agency and Principal Transactions

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  In passing Section 206(3) of the Investment Advisers Act, Congress recognized that principal and agency transactions can be harmful to clients. Such transactions create the opportunity for RIAs to engage in self-dealing.

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  SEC Cracks Down on RIA, BD Compliance Officers--Compliance Watch

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  June 16, 2011

  Two recent SEC cases signal, says a former examiner, that CCOs and their firms are unaware of their vulnerability and liability.