Synovus Securities, Inc.
Registered investment adviser · Columbus, GA · CRD #14023
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$8.45 billion
Total accounts
12,411
Employees
280
Disclosure events
11
Firm details
- Website: http://www.cfgltd.com
- Telephone: 706-649-2327
- SEC file number: 801-19690
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-01-28
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm reports 4 disclosure questions answered Yes, covering 11 reported events. Form ADV Item 11 covers charges and pending proceedings as well as findings, so a Yes answer is not itself a finding of wrongdoing. The underlying detail is filed with the SEC.
- SEC or CFTC found a violation of its regulations or statutes
- SEC or CFTC imposed a civil money penalty or a cease-and-desist order
- Another regulator found a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes
- A self-regulatory organization found a violation of its rules
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $4.99 billion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $3.46 billion |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $8.45 billion |
| Discretionary accounts | 5,799 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 6,612 |
| Total accounts | 12,411 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $38.6 million |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 280 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 184 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 229 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 184 |
| Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser | 0 |
| Employees who are licensed insurance agents | 163 |
| Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf | 13 |
Custody
| Has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| Has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in the firm's custody | $8.45 billion |
| Clients for whom the firm has custody | 12,411 |
| A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| A related person has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody | $761.0 million |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 383 |
| The firm acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| A related person acts as a qualified custodian | Yes |
| Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients | 1 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
Other business activities
Affiliated related persons
Reported conflicts of interest
Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:
- Buys securities from or sells securities to advisory clients (principal transactions)
- Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
- Executes agency cross transactions involving advisory client securities
- Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
- Compensates a non-employee for client referrals
- Receives compensation from others for client referrals
Client types
| Type of client | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 10,026 | $2.67 billion |
| High net worth individuals | 1,938 | $4.96 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 131 | $99.0 million |
| Charitable organizations | 86 | $173.9 million |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 230 | $550.9 million |