Our recent work
Mpac has provided advice to a wide variety of firms representing the banking, investment and insurance sectors. The work is diverse and varied, including
- Advising on the establishment and regulatory requirements of bringing overseas banks to the UK.
- Advising a UK exchange on the regulatory processes involved in winding-up its business.
- Advising on the regulatory issues surrounding the establishment of an equity fund management business in Asia for a UK bank.
- Overseeing a review of the compliance processes for one of the world’s largest commodity firms.
- Providing the financial projections and required balance sheet, capital and liquidity stress testing for a bank seeking authorisation.
- Writing and implementing the risk based policies for newly authorised and existing firms.
- Providing market abuse and contact of business training for a large European bank.
- Managing a number of authorisations, ranging in size of personnel from a handful to hundreds.
- Mentoring compliance staff in the dealing room of a large US bank.
- Conducting a reassessment of the European compliance procedures and compliance monitoring programme for a major Japanese bank.
- Project managing a complete review of client identification records for a US securities house and private wealth management firm.
- Preparing senior management at several institutions for FSA visits.
- Acting as an expert witness on global anti money laundering standards for a major US and Middle East court case.
- Specific training to management, approved persons and other staff in respect of their responsibilities e.g. systems and controls, anti money laundering, market abuse etc.
- Presenting the regulatory training module within an ‘Introduction to the Financial Markets’ course provided by an HR trade body to its members.
- Carrying out compliance healthchecks in the EU, US and Middle East.
