This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION

Current firm class

other adviserderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Jan 15, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

22derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Jan 15, 2004

First registration

Jul 27, 2022

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

NICHOLAS MORTON RUTHERFORD|NICHOLAS MORTON RUTHERFURD|Nicholas Rutherfurd|Nicholas Whelan Rutherfurd

IAPD individual key

3180393

• Occurred

  Oct 1, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Nicholas W Rutherfurd left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Bny Mellon Securities Corporation (registered 2026-08-18)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:c25370dc-0c82-6a8b-4b1c-eb60e7db9016

First observed

Jul 27, 2022

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 6 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.