Our Work
Head of Compliance
The Expert
The client is an employee-owned, private, independent investment manager founded in 1939 with over 2,800 employees in 26 countries. The firm manages $481 billion of equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate and hedge fund portfolios for global institutions, advisors and individuals. Our client’s investment philosophy is founded on active management, fundamental research and engaged ownership. The PRI identified the firm as part of the Leader’s Group, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in environmental, social and governance practices.
The Challenge
They were having major issues finding an experienced candidate with a strong knowledge of a broad range of funds and who could move at speed, in line with the organisations needs and ongoing changes in the Irish and European Regulatory Environment.
Our Approach
After extensive research of the European market we provided a long list of head of function profiles from both proprietary and 3rd party fund managers familiar with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and ongoing regulatory challenges that firms face.
Results
Saved time and money as other functional heads were trying to cover this area as an addition to their own.
We have a good understanding of the main regulatory challenges in the market and are able to scrutinise and qualify suitable Senior Compliance Leaders in this area. It was important to understand that the firms product area of focus, mainly equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate and hedge funds and what type of client base they should have exposure to mainly – institutions, advisors and individuals.
