Alastair advises banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, insurers and other regulated financial services firms on applicable regulation, including in relation to:

• the regulatory licenses which firms need to provide their products and services in the UK and other countries;#
• conduct of business, including the regulatory rules which firms need to comply with when designing and providing their products and services to clients, and when dealing in wholesale markets;
• governance, including the arrangements which firms need to have in place to control their business and regulatory risk, such as internal policies, systems and controls;
• prudential regulation, including identifying which rules apply and their impact, group structuring, and how the PRA/FCA are likely to view certain arrangements; and
• fintech, including the regulatory characterisation of novel products and the regulatory rules which apply to these.

Alastair was recognised as a rising star by the Legal 500 directory for 2020. He is the author of the UK Chapter of “Banking Regulation 2020”, a global comparative guide which can be accessed here.