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Douglas Anderson

Chief Compliance Officer at Canyon Capital Advisors

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 18 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 18 October 2026SEC record

Douglas Anderson is Chief Compliance Officer of Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, a Dallas investment adviser managing $11.9B. Douglas Anderson has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 6 licensing exams.

Role at Canyon Capital Advisors

Title on Schedule A
Chief Compliance Officer
Control
Douglas Anderson is a control person of Canyon Capital Advisors.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Douglas Anderson has held the filed role since February 2008.

The firm

Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
Dallas, TX

Form ADV filed 30 March 2026

$11.9B AUM28 clients80 advisers6 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed Series 14, Series 79TO and Series 99TO · 2023
  2. Passed Series 63 · 2022
  3. Passed SIE · 2018
  4. Passed Series 24 · 2013

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Douglas Anderson has passed 6 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 632 May 2022
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 142 January 2023
Name
Compliance Officer Examination
Series 2412 August 2013
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 79TO2 January 2023
Name
Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination

Individual record

Full name
Douglas Anthony Anderson
CRD
5079532
Firm
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does Douglas Anderson work?

Douglas Anderson has been Chief Compliance Officer of Canyon Capital Advisors LLC since February 2008, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 30 March 2026

Does Douglas Anderson have a current investment-adviser registration?

Douglas Anderson has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 18 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

What exams has Douglas Anderson passed?

Douglas Anderson has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 24, SIE, Series 63, Series 14, Series 79TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 24, was passed in August 2013.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

Leadership at Canyon Capital Advisors

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 5079532. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, filed 30 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 18 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 Douglas Anderson or Canyon Capital Advisors LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.