Christopher Powers

Chief Compliance Officer at Farther

Investment adviser representative in San Francisco, CA

From the SEC’s public record of this individual, checked on 17 September 2026.

Christopher Powers is the chief compliance officer of Farther Finance Advisors, LLC, a San Francisco-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing $16.01B. Christopher has been registered through the firm since 21 December 2019, with 24 years in the industry across 5 firms, holds adviser registrations in California.

24
Years of IAPD experience
6
Years at the firm
Farther
5
Adviser firms on record
1
State registrations
8
Exams passed

Counts are from the SEC record as checked on 17 September 2026. Years are measured to that date.

Role at Farther#

Title on Schedule A
Chief Compliance Officer
Control
Schedule A reports this person as a control person of the adviser.
Ownership
Schedule A reports the under-5% ownership band (NA).
Tenure
Role reported since 01/2020.

The firm

Farther Finance Advisors, LLC$16.01B regulatory AUM · 252 advisory staff · 340 officesFirm profile

Title and ownership as reported on Schedules A and B of the firm's Form ADV. Ownership percentages are the SEC's reporting bands, not exact figures. View Schedule A in the filing

Career on record#

  1. Farther Asset Management, Llc24 June 2023 to present
    San Francisco, CA · 3 years · adviser representative only · firm CRD 325807
  2. Farther21 December 2019 to present
    San Francisco, CA · 7 years · adviser representative only · firm CRD 302050
  3. Parallel Advisors, Llc11 February 2011 to 12 January 2018
    San Francisco, CA · 7 years · adviser representative only · firm CRD 140800
  4. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated23 October 2009 to 1 February 2011
    San Rafael, CA · 1 year · adviser representative only · firm CRD 7691
  5. Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.22 September 2000 to 23 October 2009
    Santa Rosa, CA · 9 years · adviser representative only · firm CRD 16361

Investment-adviser employment history in the IAPD record, newest first. The experience figure uses IAPD's calculation date of 7 September 2002, which may differ from the earliest registration below. View the IAPD record

Registrations and exams#

California21 December 2019
Scope
Investment adviser representative
Status
Approved

Examinations

Series 6515 December 1997
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 636 November 1989
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 318 December 1989
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 719 December 1987
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 622 June 1987
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
Series 49 December 2002
Name
Registered Options Principal Examination
Series 533 October 2002
Name
Municipal Securities Principal Examination
Series 2429 September 1997
Name
General Securities Principal Examination

State adviser registrations currently approved, and the qualifying examinations on record. View the IAPD record

Regulatory record#

This directory does not report disciplinary history, for any firm or individual, in either direction. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one.

Where to check this individual's complete record, including any disciplinary history. View the IAPD record

Background#

Schedule A reports Christopher Cother Powers as a control person and Chief Compliance Officer, with the role acquired in 01/2020. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule A

Background statements are attributed to the named source. Firm biographies are not regulatory records.

Common questions#

What is Christopher Powers’s filed role?

Schedule A reports Christopher Cother Powers as a control person and Chief Compliance Officer, with the role acquired in 01/2020.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule A

What does IAPD report about Christopher Powers’s adviser registration?

IAPD reports a current investment-adviser registration through FARTHER beginning 2019-12-21, checked 17 September 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, Current IA Employments

Answered from the records above.

Leadership at Farther#

The other officers and owners named on the firm's Schedule A.

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1682585. Employment history, registrations and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Farther Finance Advisors, LLC, filed 24 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 September 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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