Surprise SEC examinations of investment advisors with custodial control over their investors' assets have identified compliance issues in around 100 advisors since early 2010, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

The report noted that SEC staff told the GAO that "the surprise examination requirement, like any regulation, cannot prevent fraud 100 percent of the time but that it helps deter such misconduct."

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