Alex joined PIMFA in June 2017 as a Policy Adviser, where she works on a wide range of regulatory matters, engaging with policy makers and the regulator to promote members’ interests.

She previously worked for the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) in the same capacity. APFA merged with the Wealth Management Association (WMA) to form PIMFA.

Alex has a legal background, having studied law at Cambridge University and was called to the Bar in 1997. She was a tenant at Lamb Chambers, Temple where she specialised in personal injury claims, contractual disputes and professional negligence. Alex has experience of advisory, drafting and court work including appearances in the Court of Appeal, the High Court and county courts.

Nick joined the FCA in 2019 after a decade in financial stability and prudential supervision roles at the FSA, Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority. He has also worked in private office for two Ministers of State at HM Treasury. Prior to this role in Consumer Investments, he worked in the FCA’s Financial Resilience Department. He holds an MBA Dip from Said Business School, Oxford University and BA Hons in Financial Management and Italian from Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also a publicly elected volunteer Governor of East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and previously a Treasurer Trustee at two sports charities.

Tom has led a range of teams delivering legislation and major Programmes/Projects across different Home Office business areas. Most recently, this has included managing the expedited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill that is currently in Parliament.

Zara is the Home Office policy lead for anti money laundering and information sharing policy in the Home Office’s Criminal Finances and Asset Recovery Unit. She leads the Home Office’s work on the review of the UK’s anti money laundering supervisory regime and the Economic Crime Data Strategy, an action in the second Economic Crime Plan.

Jeff is a licensed lawyer, and at EY, he leads a team of forensic professionals helping clients protect and manage risks from litigation, investigations, data privacy, and reputational issues. Prior to joining EY, Jeff led a Magic Circle law firm’s global roll-out of an eDiscovery managed solution. He is recognised for his expertise in developing teams which deliver bespoke technical solutions to complex data challenges and driving efficiencies through the implementation of proactive and defensible workflows. Jeff is called upon to consult on data preservation and identification, early case assessment and investigation strategies and the use of technology assisted review and other artificial intelligence technology. He is considered a thought leader, appearing on panels and in publications. He has successfully argued in arbitration hearings and attended case management conferences as a forensic technology expert.

Avisha, EY Partner based in London, leads EY’s Financial Crime Regulatory Change and Response business helping clients achieve and maintain regulatory compliance. As a part of this remit, she is leading EY’s Financial Crime-ESG Campaign. Avisha has acted on behalf of global regulators over years, with focus on AML, sanctions, KYC and risk assessments. She has worked extensively across the three lines of defence, having acted as Head of Financial Crime within 1LoD and 2LoD of Global Banks. Avisha is recognised for her expertise in developing and leading teams that deliver regulatory ready solutions to complex challenges and for driving financial crime transformation fuelled by regulatory change.

Graham is an expert in unraveling complex money laundering webs.

His unique skills are called upon by a large number of investigative journalists in both print and broadcast media, to help them identify and write about organised crime and corruption – specifically in their use of legal entities to launder the proceeds of crime.

With twenty five years of experience in financial services, most recently he has provided his expertise to high-profile banks in relation to their financial crime control frameworks, including writing the due diligence policy for one global bank.

Detective Sergeant Chris Buckingham of the City of London Police works in the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. Chris has over 20 years Policing experience, 9 of which on aggregate have been in Economic Crime investigation, concerning both Fraud and Money Laundering. Chris joined the NFIB in 2020 having transferred from the Metropolitan Police. Chris holds the position of Business Stakeholder Manager, which is an outreach, engagement and problem-solving function for anything concerning the NFIB and Action Fraud. Any questions and queries, Chris and colleagues can be reached on BSM.NFIB@cityoflondon.police.uk

Charlie Morrison is a Temporary Inspector in the City of London’s Cyber Crime Unit. In his career he has also worked in response policing and in intelligence. He built and now leads Cyber Griffin, the joint City of London Police and Corporation programme which protects the Square Mile from cyber-attack. This work has origins in both policing and private industry defence practices. His team have responsibility for police taught cyber protection work in Square Mile. 

John specialises in advising individuals and corporates through the challenges of criminal and regulatory investigations from beginning to end. John joined Shoosmiths in 2019 from Hodge Jones and Allen where he was head of financial crime and regulatory investigations.

John is ranked in the Chambers & Partners guide for Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals UK.

He has extensive experience of advising on complex cases brought or contemplated by agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office, National Crime Agency, Financial Conduct Authority, Crown Prosecution Service and HMRC.

John is regularly instructed in matters relating to fraud, bribery & corruption, proceeds of crime and financial services related investigations such as breaches of FSMA.

John has advises on UK Sanctions.

Additionally John is well placed to provide pre-action advice and assistance on regulatory and compliance issues including anti-bribery policies, business bribery risk assessment & staff training.

Due to the nature of John’s practice he also has a significant understanding of ancillary or parallel investigations & requirements such as:

Police / law Enforcement arrests and interviews;
Disclosure obligations (ie Section 2 Notices);
Compelled interviews;
Director’s Disqualification proceedings;
Regulatory & Disciplinary investigations of professional bodies;
Civil Recovery;
Account Freezing & Forfeiture Orders;

John is an active committee member of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the IBA (Business Crime Division), Fraud Lawyers Association, European Criminal Bar Association, LCCSA and the London Fraud Forum.

Gideon Cammerman KC is a highly experienced and robust advocate in fraud, regulatory and disciplinary cases. Gideon is currently instructed in many of the highest profile SFO investigations including ENRC, Balli Steel, Unaoil, Petrofac and Petrobras.

Gideon has also appeared in many of the highest profile trials in recent years including the Carillion Audit trial before the FRC, the Alstom corruption case, LIBOR rate–fixing, Weavering Capital Fund fraud, the “Gypsy Slavery” cases and the “Anonymous” computer hacking case. Gideon has prosecuted multi-million pound private prosecutions, all successfully.

Gideon is also instructed by individuals, company directors and government departments to advise and act in cases outside the sphere of public litigation. These clients have included offshore jurisdictions, companies conducting internal investigations, online gambling companies and sportspeople.

Alex joined PIMFA in June 2017 as a Policy Adviser, where she works on a wide range of regulatory matters, engaging with policy makers and the regulator to promote members’ interests.

She previously worked for the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) in the same capacity. APFA merged with the Wealth Management Association (WMA) to form PIMFA.

Alex has a legal background, having studied law at Cambridge University and was called to the Bar in 1997. She was a tenant at Lamb Chambers, Temple where she specialised in personal injury claims, contractual disputes and professional negligence. Alex has experience of advisory, drafting and court work including appearances in the Court of Appeal, the High Court and county courts.