At Essential Edge, Rob is involved with a wide range of client engagements, including problem resolution services; consulting to advisors affiliated with IBDs, OSJs, insurance practices and RIAs; conducting branch inspections, as well as leading teams that support in-house compliance departments.
Prior to Essential Edge, Rob worked for 10 years at Kestra Financial as Assistant Vice President and AML Officer, leading the firm’s anti-money laundering efforts, branch examinations, investigations and internal testing, as well as serving as the firm’s Privacy Officer.
Before Kestra, Franklin held regulatory and compliance roles at various financial services firms including Moody Securities, Nationwide Securities, Williams Financial Group, Sanders Morris Harris and NFP Securities.
Rob has held the Series 7, 24, 63 and 66 securities licenses.
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