John Verwey is a special regulatory counsel in the Corporate Department and a member of the Private Investment Funds Group.
John advises on a wide number of regulatory issues at a national UK and European level, including firm authorisations, change in control, market abuse, Electronic Money Regulations, Payment Services Regulations and client money rules. He represents a variety of clients that range from private equity firms and insurance intermediaries to global investment banks and sovereign wealth funds.
A particular area of focus for John is the implementation of European Union directives and regulations (especially the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II) and how it could affect the UK regulatory regime.
