an advertisement cannot in any way imply that a sales agent is the person responsible for the operation of a real estate brokerage. a license holder shall not use the license holder’s expertise to the disadvantage of a person with whom the license holder deals. if the license holder is an agent of the buyer, the license holder owes a fiduciary duty to the buyer. a sales agent may not accept compensation for a real estate transaction from anyone other than the broker the sales agent was associated with at the time the commission was earned and may not pay a commission to a person except through the sales agent’s sponsoring broker. a name used in advertising by an associated broker that is not the associated broker’s licensed name must be registered as a team name by the broker he or she is associated with and meet all the requirements for a team name. [trela § 1101.558] yes, if the assumed business name of the associated broker meets the requirements for a team name since a team name must be used when the associated broker is associating with another broker. [rule 535.155(b)(1)]  a broker is not required to directly supervise sponsored sales agents; this responsibility may be delegated to another person with the required level of experience and expertise to provide proper supervision under the law.