OVERVIEW
Nikki is an associate of Maples and Calder's Regulatory & Financial Services team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. Her practice focuses on regulatory matters in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands impacting asset managers, investment funds, banks, administrators, trusts and family offices. Nikki advises on regulatory inspections, anti-money laundering, sanctions, counter proliferation and terrorist financing, data protection, economic substance, beneficial ownership and automatic exchange of information obligations.BACKGROUND
Nikki joined the Maples Group in 2021. She is a dual qualified solicitor and accountant, with over 15 years of financial services and legal experience focusing on asset management.
Nikki was previously head of legal and compliance for the investment manager to the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund where she acted as the investment manager's compliance officer and money laundering reporting officer. Nikki was a material risk taker and senior manager within the Financial Conduct Authority Regime at Barclays Bank PLC. Her other roles included head of fund governance for Barclays Asset Management Limited and chief risk and compliance officer for a leading independent financial services firm in the Cayman Islands.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory
BAR ADMISSIONS
2011 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2021 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
2023 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the British Virgin Islands
EDUCATION
University of Kent, UK, LLB, English and French Law, 2005
BPP University Law School, London, UK, Debt, Equity and Private Acquisitions (Distinction), 2009
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Advanced Tax, 2013
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KNOWLEDGE
- LMA Guide to the Application of the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles in Fund Finance 22 March 2024
- Russia Sanctions Update New Divestment Licensing Ground 22 March 2024
- Keeping on Top of Your KEEP Obligations 19 March 2024
- Innovative Construction - Building for a Sustainable Future 19 March 2024
- The British Virgin Islands Approved Manager Regime 18 March 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Supports Lakemore Partners by Providing Comprehensive Services to Aquatine Fund V 18 March 2024
- Maples Group Welcomes Blessing Buraimoh as First Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead 14 March 2024
- Maples Group Advances AI Strategy with Global Rollout of Harvey AI Partnership 11 March 2024
- Maples Group Advises on US$822 Million Fund Formation by South Korean Private Equity Firm 08 March 2024
- Maples Group Wins at 2024 Hedgeweek European Awards 23 February 2024