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FinCEN AML scope: Connecticut's investment advisers

341 of Connecticut's SEC-registered investment advisers clear FinCEN's three-part AML scope test, from the SEC's own roster dated 2026-08-03. See the exact filter and sources for how that population is defined.

What stands out in Connecticut

Connecticut trails only New York on two measures: 65.4% of its firms advise at least one private fund (the second-highest share of the ten), and 66.6% hold custody of client cash or securities (the second-highest share). Both run well above the national rates of 39.8% and 56.3%. Connecticut's profile reads like a smaller version of New York's, concentrated funds and custody rather than a broad base of retail advisers.

Connecticut's numbers, in full

Firms in scope
341

Firms in scope

Median staff
9

Median staff

Fewer than 20 people
254 (74.5%)

Fewer than 20 people

5 people or fewer
97 (28.4%)

5 people or fewer

Custody of client cash or securities
227 (66.6%)

Custody of client cash or securities

A related person holds custody
199 (58.4%)

A related person holds custody

Advise at least one private fund
223 (65.4%)

Advise at least one private fund

Median AUM
$699.6 million

Median AUM

This page is independent research, not legal advice, computed from the SEC's own public roster of investment advisers. See the method and sources. Verify anything load-bearing against the Federal Register text itself before acting on it.