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- Advising various asset managers and service providers on issues relating to cryptocurrency and DLT, and on registration with the FCA.
- Advising on the establishment and regulatory authorisation of various asset managers, under the AIFMD and MIFID II.
- Advising fund managers and distributors on cross-border distribution and marketing under the AIFMD, under the passporting and national private placement regimes.
- Advising various asset managers on UK and EU regulatory issues in relation to the structuring of funds, separate accounts and other investment products and services.
- Advising various asset managers on regulatory approval for “change in control”, on a conditional and unconditional basis, and negotiating with the FCA in this regard.
- Advising on and implementing regulatory change projects for asset managers (MIFID II, AIFMD), with a focus on markets and trading issues.
- Advising various US investment managers on various regulatory and structural matters in relation to Brexit.
- Advising various asset managers on environmental, social and governance ("ESG") regulatory driven changes.
- Advising sponsors and issuers on the impact of the EU Securitisation Regulation.
- Advising a major UK bank and its US subsidiaries on regulatory and contractual changes arising from revisions to the FCA’s client asset rules.
- Acting as a “skilled person” under the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 with regard to an FCA investigation into client money and custody issues at a major UK private bank.
Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.
- Advising various asset managers and service providers on issues relating to cryptocurrency and DLT, and on registration with the FCA.
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- What's Happening in Financial Services Regulation: A UK-Focused Talk for Asset Managers - Webinar (January 2022)
- The EU’s Directive and Regulation on the Cross-Border Distribution of Investment Funds - What Asset Managers Need to Know for 2 August - Webinar (July 2021)
- US and UK Perspectives on MiFID II Product Governance Regulation - Association of Foreign Banks Virtual Roundtable (June 2021)
- EU ESG Regulatory Developments - SFDR Phase 2: Implementation of the RTS - Webinar (May 2021)
- What’s Happening in Financial Services Regulation: A UK-Focused Talk for Asset Managers - Webinar (April 2021)
- The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation – Practical Considerations - Webinar (November 2020)
- Updating Your Compliance Calendar for 2019: U.S. Regulatory Priorities for 2019 - London (January 2019)
- Updating Your Compliance Calendar for 2019: Key Corporate and Regulatory Requirements Affecting UK Fund Managers for 2019 - London (January 2019)
- SMCR Question Time - London (January 2018)
- MiFID II In Focus: The Final Countdown - London (December 2017)
- What's Happening in Financial Services Regulation: A UK-Focused Talk for Asset Managers - Webinar (January 2022)
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- Financial Services Lawyers Association
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simon.wright@dechert.com
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Education
- Downing College, Cambridge, M.A. in History, 1997, First class honours
- Downing College, Cambridge, M. Phil. European Studies, 1998, Commendation
- College of Law, London, CPE, 1999
- College of Law, London, LPC, 2000
Admission
- England and Wales