At Allen & Overy, our commitment to helping our clients deliver their business strategies has seen us build a truly global network now spanning 42 offices in 29 countries. We have also developed strong ties with relationship law firms in more than 100 countries where we do not have a presence. This network has allowed us to become one of the largest and most connected law firms in our peer group with a global reach that is simply unrivalled. Financial institutions form the core of Allen & Overy’s client base and our Financial Institutions Group (FIG) brings together lawyers with specialist legal expertise and deep industry knowledge from across all our practice areas and offices. Buffeted by a vast and growing regulatory reform agenda, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, volatile financial markets and changing economic environment, financial institutions face considerable strategic challenges as they seek to navigate a path to achieving the returns expected by their shareholders. Our FIG team is working with our financial institution clients across the world to help them anticipate and prepare for change across the full scope of their businesses. Recovery and resolution planning, remuneration rules, regulatory capital requirements and liquidity rules, the development of new trading systems and other market infrastructure regulation, preparing for Solvency II, derivatives reform, developments in clearing OTC derivatives and regulatory investigations are just some of the areas in which our lawyers are applying their full intellectual know-how and well-known skills to developing practical solutions for our clients. www.allenovery.com
CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organisation is a champion for ethical behaviour in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best and economies grow. CFA Institute has more than 115,000 members in 137 countries and territories, including more than 107,000 CFA charterholders and 138 member societies. The CFA Society of the UK (CFA UK) is part of the worldwide network of CFA member societies and is the largest society outside North America. Founded in 1955, CFA UK represents the interests of around 10,000 investment professionals and serves society’s best interests through the provision of education and training, the promotion of high professional and ethical standards and by informing policy-makers and the public about the investment profession. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org and www.cfauk.org
IBM is a globally integrated enterprise. We are the world's largest IT and consulting services company, and a global business and technology leader, innovating in research and development to shape the future of society at large. We bring innovative solutions to a diverse client base to help solve some of their toughest business challenges as we strive to make the world work better and build a smarter planet. IBM supports financial services clients to become more client-centric, balance costs with agility, and improve their risk management and industry differentiation. Our clients benefit from decades of deep industry experience in delivering business and IT strategies that optimise enterprise systems, processes and people to drive profitable growth. IT security is at the heart of IBM’s global strategy. We see security not only as a means to protect the enterprise but also as a means to enable the business. IBM IT Security Services and Security Systems offer end-to-end risk management solutions to protect against threats while reducing the costs and complexity of security. Our IT security services and products span network, infrastructure, applications and devices. We protect some of the most sophisticated networks in the world, and employ some of the best minds in the business.
Protection Group International is a British firm recognised as a world leader in personnel and asset protection. As a global security business, we have considerable expertise in deploying solutions that mitigate physical, technical and cyber threats to our clients’ operations. Our teams work with multi-national corporations at the highest levels, providing intelligence led risk mitigation strategies and solutions. Within the cyber and information security domain, we have unique insight into the planning and development of hostile cyber activity. We bring specialised capabilities in vulnerability assessment, the forensic analysis of networks and the securing of technology infrastructures and mobile devices. We are committed to delivering a high quality product to the highest global standards. We have developed a reputation for both discretion and a commitment to excellence amongst our international clients.
Cayman Finance was established in 2003 to create a broader organisation to represent the country’s financial services industry. Through cooperation and engagement with domestic and international political leaders, regulators, organisations, and media, Cayman Finance plays a pivotal role in the defence of the Cayman Islands by promoting the integrity and transparency of its financial services through legislative and regulatory enactment and encouraging the sustainable growth of the industry through innovation, education, and integration. Cayman Finance is funded primarily through the membership of firms within the Cayman Islands financial services sector and currently represents over 57% of the professional accountants and 56% of the lawyers in Cayman. It also receives support from the Cayman Islands Government as part of a working partnership with the Ministry of Financial Services. The Cayman Islands holds a strong position in terms of its local private and public sector partnerships, as well as internationally, as a jurisdiction increasingly recognised as a leading international financial centre. Cayman Finance, working in close consultation with all of the major financial associations on-island and through a multitude of consultations with the Government, continues to lead the way in ensuring the country’s business reputation is persistently protected and represented. Led by an active Board of Directors, chaired by Ian Wight, Cayman Finance also employs a full-time Chief Executive Officer, Gonzalo Jalles.