--- title: "QUICK TAKE: Wrap Programs Should Eye SEC Exam" description: RIAs and brokers to face more SEC scrutiny. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-513676272-May-12-2022-09-19-43-71-AM.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/quick-take-wrap-programs-eye-sec-exam#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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See the report here: [https://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ocie/national-examination-program-priorities-2018.pdf](https://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ocie/national-examination-program-priorities-2018.pdf) In careful examination, under Point iii of the text, the SEC makes it clear that it continues to examine proper disclosure related to the process of trading away and trading away fees. With  the wrap industry now firmly in the SEC’s crosshairs, one must be especially vigilant nowadays. Here is an excerpt from the report: ***Wrap Fee Programs*** *"We will continue to examine registered investment advisers and broker-dealers associated with wrap fee programs, which charge investors a single bundled (wrapped) fee based on a percentage of assets for investment advisory and brokerage services. We will review whether investment advisers are acting in a manner consistent with their fiduciary duty and whether they are meeting their contractual obligations to clients. Areas of interest will include whether (i) the recommendations to invest in a wrap fee program and to continue in the program are reasonable, (ii) conflicts of interests are disclosed in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, and (**iii) investment advisers are obtaining best execution and disclosing costs associated with executing trades through another broker-dealer."*** Also in the report, the SEC included a section on “Never-Before-Examined Investment Advisers” where it stated; “Given the percentage of investment advisers that are either newly registered or that have not been examined in some time, we will continue to make risk-based assessments and select those investment advisers for examination that have elevated risk profiles.” [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/quick-take-wrap-programs-eye-sec-exam) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/quick-take-wrap-programs-eye-sec-exam) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/quick-take-wrap-programs-eye-sec-exam) ![email](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Markets%20Media/email.svg) ### NEWSLETTER SIGN UP And receive exclusive articles on securities markets ### Related articles 1. 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