PIMFA Financial Crime Conference 2025

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.

Katarina Helde Cook, Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO for Handelsbanken Wealth and Asset Management, passionate about the role of financial services in the fight against financial crime –to protect our society, victims, businesses, and the wider economy.

Charlie Morrison is Head of the Cyber Griffin team, a programme which makes up one arm of the City of London Police’s Cyber Crime Unit. In his career, Charlie has worked across intelligence and response policing directorates and for the last 7 years has helped develop the force’s Cyber Crime Unit.

He holds specialisms in information security management systems, incident response, and cyber maturity assessments. Charlie was the driving force behind Cyber Griffin which today is an NCSC and CPD® certified training programme. Supported by the Corporation of London, Cyber Griffin protects businesses from cyber criminality and assists the Square Mile in offering world-leading security to the nation’s centre of business.

Prior to joining the FCA in 2010 Kate worked as a lawyer specialising in financial services litigation in private practice. She has spent the majority of her career at the FCA working in Retail Enforcement leading the relationship management and strategy team overseeing referrals to Enforcement from Supervision.

She is an experienced Head of Department having set up an Enforcement Department with a specific focus on Interventions and Threshold Conditions before leading an Investigation Department running some of the FCA’s most high profile, complex investigations. She also developed the FCA’s Financial Promotions strategy.

In 2022 she moved to Supervision and since then has headed up the Department responsible for Investment Platforms, SIPP Operators, P2P and Crowdfunders as well as proactive teams that lead thematic projects, multi-firm work and with a specific focus on Financial Crime and Consumer Duty.

Marit Rødevand is the co-host of The Laundry podcast and the CEO of Strise, a Norwegian technology company leading the way in innovation for AML automation. Strise’s advanced platform has become a critical tool for compliance teams across Europe, with 70% of top-tier Nordic banks relying on its services. Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2024, Strise continues to set the standard for AML solutions by streamlining processes, enhancing efficiency, and significantly reducing the time and cost of AML compliance.

Michael Jones is a Senior Engagement Officer within the UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) at the National Crime Agency.

The UKFIU is responsible for receiving, analysing, disseminating and retaining Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). Michael is responsible for supporting the UKFIUs priorities by fostering relationships and collaborating with the Regulated Sector to ensure high levels of quality are maintained within SAR submissions.

Prior to working within the UKFIU’s Engagement function Michael worked operationally on the UKFIU International Team, responsible for mitigating risk and disseminating SARs intelligence overseas to aid International Law Enforcement partners.

Lynsey is currently a Deputy Director at the Home Office, responsible for Economic Crime Strategy and Delivery. In this role, she was responsible for leading the development of Economic Crime Plan 2 in partnership with HMT and the private sector, and leads delivery through major Government Programmes,. She was the Programme Director for Suspicious Activity Reporting (SARs) Reform up until this programme was handed back to the National Crime Agency following the rollout out of the new Digital Service for SARs reporting, and is the Programme Director for the delivery of the Fraud Strategy.

Prior to joining the Home Office, Lynsey spent 15 years in consulting (primarily at Accenture) where she helped to deliver a variety of large-scale public-sector transformation programmes in central Government departments and across the criminal justice system.