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)
2021 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman 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
- The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 24 March 2023
- Check Your Privilege: Cayman Islands Companies and Disclosure Obligations 24 March 2023
- ICLG Mergers & Acquisitions 2023: Cayman Islands 23 March 2023
- Employment Law Series - The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 22 March 2023
- An Update on Private Debt Funds in Luxembourg 22 March 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group's Asia and Irish Funds Practices Advise on Publicly Offered Fund in Japan 24 March 2023
- Maples Group Appoints Litigation Partner Duo as Global Practice Co-Leaders 21 March 2023
- Maples Group Seconds Cayman Islands-Based Lawyer to Singapore 13 March 2023
- Maples Group's London Funds Team wins Hedgeweek Award 10 March 2023
- Maples Group Announces 2023 Global Partner and Of Counsel Promotions 09 March 2023