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 impacting asset managers, investment funds, banks, administrators, trusts and family offices. Nikki advises on Cayman Islands Monetary Authority 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.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Nikki is a member of Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accounts (CIIPA), Cayman Finance and the Cayman Islands Compliance Association.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory
BAR ADMISSIONS
2011 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
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
- Russian Sanctions Regime Court Issues Further Guidance to Legal Practitioners 06 July 2022
- Private Equity Funds in Luxembourg 06 July 2022
- Irish FinTech Regulation Focus - Six Key Areas 04 July 2022
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 01 July 2022
- Implementation of the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions 29 June 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Supports Hong Kong Unicorn on HK$670 Million IPO 05 July 2022
- Maples Group Partners Win at European Women in Business Law Awards 2022 27 June 2022
- Maples Advises SCC Power on Acquisition of Stoneway's Business Enterprise 23 June 2022
- Maples Group Represents Clearlake on Significant Transactions 16 June 2022
- Maples Group Wins Three Awards at China Business Law Awards 2022 15 June 2022