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Les Abromovitz: The SEC has extremely high expectations for people serving as chief compliance officers.

What the ADV form of Kenneth I. Starr's RIA reveals and what to make of it
It appears that Starr had his son, Ronald, as chief compliance officer

Friday 6.4.10
The SEC says fraud costs $40 billion a year

Regulatory Wire: CREW report criticizes the SEC and blasts its chairman, Mary L. Schapiro, for being slow to fight fraud
Measures against the Bernie Madoffs, Kenneth Starrs called insufficient; accountants on extensible business reporting language; and a strong letter from NASSA

Friday 6.4.10
Les Abromovitz: For compliance purposes, image must be grounded in reality. Advisers should not attempt to project the image that they are miracle workers who will be successful in every market.

Compliance GPS: It may be a mistake to project too successful an image, especially in a post-Bernie Madoff world
Hint: photos of you on a yacht may not be what your clients are looking for right now

Tuesday 5.25.10
Marc Dreier told 60 Minutes: "The more money you look for, the fewer questions people ask sometimes."

What Bernie Madoff might have been thinking
The most telling excerpts from a 60 Minutes interview with a mega-swindler

Sunday 10.4.09
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