Anthony is a Managing Consultant at Effecta Compliance and brings with him over 10+ years of Regulatory and Compliance Service experience having worked at the UK regulator (FCA) and a number of London based consultancy firms.
Anthony has supported a variety of clients including Private Equity firms, Hedge Funds managers and Real Estate firms. For these clients, he provided day to day hands-on regulatory and compliance support, such as: advising and communication to the regulator on behalf of clients; implementation of UK regulatory rules and directives (e.g., AIFMD, SM&CR); policy and procedure reviews; staff training; regulatory health check reviews and drafting/co-creation of regulatory compliance documentation.
Prior to joining Effecta Compliance, Anthony was a Vice President at Greyline Solutions (now part of IQ-EQ). In this role, Anthony was responsible for managing and helping carry out regulatory reviews and monitoring work for all UK client relationships, including US clients with a UK presence.
Anthony also worked at ACA Compliance Europe and the FCA. During his time at the FCA, Anthony most recently worked within the Firm and Funds Authorisation department where he led the post AIFMD Authorisation team, ensuring that firms and their funds complied with the FCA rules. One of Anthony’s notable achievements at the FCA was up-skilling the team on new regulatory topics such as the implementation of the Money Market Fund Regulation into the business.
Other working experience includes: FCA authorisation and approvals; marketing notifications; compliance health checks and assurance reviews; ad hoc compliance support; and other regulatory advice within the alternative sector focusing on AIFMD, MiFID, Funds, SM&CR.