Paul Staples

As a member of our Financial Services Advisory team, I'm an experienced regulatory consultant providing practical and pragmatic advice to a range of firms. Over the previous 20 years, I have developed significant experience working with firms across the investment management and insurance sectors, with a specific interest in platform firms.

My particular interest lies in regulation that supports customer protection. I'm a subject matter expert in the FCA's Client Assets (CASS) regime and have led a number of Skilled Person (section 166) reviews within the investment management, banking and customer credit sectors.

In recent years, I have developed significant experience in the payments sector, especially around safeguarding and prudential requirements for payment service providers. I also regularly provide broader regulatory assurance as part of governance, risk management and remediation engagements.

I take a keen interest in key and emerging regulatory change; chairing the Firm's internal 'cross line of service' group on Digital Assets (including crypto-assets), and I author our Financial Services Regulatory newsletter that is circulated to over 10,000 clients every week.

I'm a qualified chartered accountant (FCA) having originally qualified through our Audit practice, with subsequent experience in Corporate Finance; and prior to joining the Firm, operational roles in banking and investment management.