New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 12 - TRADE, COMMERCE AND BANKING
Chapter 11 - SECURITIES
Part 7 - INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVES RULES OF CONDUCT AND PROHIBITED BUSINESS PRACTICES
Section 12.11.7.12 - PROHIBITED BUSINESS PRACTICES BY FEDERAL COVERED ADVISERS
The provisions of 12.11.7.13 and 12.11.7.14 NMAC apply to federal covered advisers to the extent that the conduct alleged is fraudulent, deceptive, or as otherwise permitted by the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 ( Pub. L. No. 104-290). An investment adviser or a federal covered adviser is a fiduciary and has a duty to act primarily for the benefit of its clients. While the extent and nature of this duty varies according to the nature of the relationship between an investment adviser and its clients and the circumstances of each case, an investment adviser or a federal covered adviser shall not engage in any unlawful, unethical or dishonest conduct or practices.