Rufaro Makanda

LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC

NEW YORK, NY 10020-5900

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CRD#: 5151332

Professional summary

Rufaro Makanda is a registered financial professional currently at LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC located in New York, New York.

Rufaro is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2011. Rufaro has worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 79 and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

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Experience

Current

March 13, 2025 - Present

LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC

Office #1: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020-5900

CRD#: 2528

NEW YORK, NY

Past

May 16, 2022 - September 2, 2022

INDEPENDENCE POINT SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 318171

New York, NY

Past

May 10, 2019 - December 23, 2021

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 283942

NEW YORK, NY

Past

August 13, 2016 - May 10, 2019

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CRD#: 7691

NEW YORK, NY

Past

July 14, 2011 - June 24, 2014

SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC

CRD#: 104474

NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 8/17/2016

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 79

Date: 8/13/2016

Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 7/12/2011

General Securities Representative Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC

LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT | LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC | LAZARD FRERES & CO.

CRD#: 2528 / SEC#: , 8-2595

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020-5900

Mailing Address

30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020-5900

Phone number

(212) 632-6000

Established

New York since 05/01/1995

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
LAZARD GROUP LLC	SOLE MEMBER
ANDERSON, MARK RICHARD	CCO	4769151
BERNHARD, JASON RUGGLES	CEO	1883841
WEBER, THOMAS JOSEPH	CFO	4854554

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	14
Civil Event	2

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Rufaro Makanda

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

Experience

INDEPENDENCE POINT SECURITIES LLC

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 8/17/2016

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 79

Date: 8/13/2016

Series 7

Date: 7/12/2011

FINRA

Current Firm

LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Disclosures

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Company Information

LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC

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