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Alison Reed

Director at PPM America

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Alison Reed is Director of PPM America, Inc., a Chicago investment adviser managing $93.8B. Alison Reed has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 5 licensing exams.

Role at PPM America

Title on Schedule A
Director
Control
Alison Reed is not a control person of PPM America.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Alison Reed has held the filed role since July 2016.

The firm

PPM America, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Form ADV filed 29 May 2026

$93.8B AUM46 clients117 advisers2 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed Series 99TO · 2023
  2. Passed SIE · 2018
  3. Passed Series 24 · 2006
  4. Passed Series 7 and Series 66 · 1999

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Alison Reed has passed 5 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6615 July 1999
Name
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
Series 2428 November 2006
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 729 June 1999
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Alison Russ Reed
CRD
3241221
Firm
PPM America, Inc.
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does Alison Reed work?

Alison Reed has been Director of PPM America, Inc. since July 2016.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 29 May 2026

Does Alison Reed have a current investment-adviser registration?

Alison Reed has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Alison Reed passed?

Alison Reed has passed 5 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 66, Series 24, SIE and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in June 1999.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at PPM America

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 3241221. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of PPM America, Inc., filed 29 May 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

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

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Alison Reed or PPM America, Inc. and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.