KPMG helps banks and capital market firms transform their operating models and strategies to respond to the growing challenges of a fast-moving financial landscape and be fully ready for whatever lies ahead.Our expert knowledge in audit, tax, consulting and deal advisory services – and the deep strategic insights and breadth of solutions that allow banks to maximise their technology and provide innovative services that truly put the customer first.We start by ensuring that we understand our clients’ issues inside out: from regulatory-driven business change and front-to-back-office transformation, to Brexit transition planning and technology enablement. KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, operates from 22 offices across the UK with approximately 16,300 partners and staff. The UK firm recorded a revenue of £2.338 billion in the year ended 30 September 2018. KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 153 countries and territories and have 207,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.
The Ministry of Energy, Commerce & IndustryThe Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry is responsible for the formulation and implementation of government policy on matters pertaining to energy, commerce, industry and consumer protection. The aim of the Ministry is to secure energy resources and supply, boost entrepreneurship, competitiveness and innovation, stimulate investment, and protect consumers and competition in such a way that it contributes positively towards the further development of the Cyprus economy and the well-being of the population of the island. Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and IndustryThe Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry is operating as a Federation of the district Chambers of the five major towns of Cyprus, Nicosia, Limassol, Famagusta and Paphos, which have jurisdiction in their respective districts. The Chamber is the organization of the business people of Cyprus, and apart from offering a wide range of services to them, it promotes their interests and views to the government and the legislature. Membership to the chamber exceeds 8,000 enterprises from the whole spectrum of the business community of the country.
Darktrace is the world’s leading AI company for cyber defense. With 8,000 deployments worldwide, the Enterprise Immune System is relied on to detect and fight back against cyber-attacks in real time. The self-learning AI protects the cloud, SaaS, corporate networks, IoT and industrial systems against the full range of cyber-threats and vulnerabilities, from insider threats and ransomware, to stealthy and silent attacks. Darktrace has over 800 employees and 40 offices worldwide. It is headquartered in San Francisco, and Cambridge, UK.
FinanceMalta, a non-profit public-private initiative, was set up to promote Malta as an international business and financial centre, both within as well as outside Malta. It brings together and harnesses the resources of the industry and government to ensure Malta maintains a modern and effective legal, regulatory and fiscal framework in which the financial services sector can continue to grow and prosper. Malta is internationally recognised as a brand denoting excellence in financial services. It offers an attractive cost- and tax-efficient base for financial services operators looking for a European Union-compliant, yet flexible, domicile. FinanceMalta came on the scene at a critical time just as Malta entered the eurozone. The financial services sector is now a major force in the country’s economy. Malta has some significant strengths to offer the industry such as a well-trained, motivated workforce; a low-cost environment; and an advantageous tax regime backed up by more than 60 double taxation agreements. To these, FinanceMalta can add a world-class information and communications technology infrastructure, English as an official language, an enviable climate and its strategic location. The Board of Governors, together with the founding associations – The Malta Funds Industry Association, the College of Stockbrokers, the Malta Bankers Association, the Malta Insurance Association, the Association of Insurance Brokers, the Malta Insurance Managers Association and the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners – its corporate and affiliate members, and staff are committed to promoting Malta as a centre of excellence in financial services and international business.
Fitch Learning partners with clients to deepen knowledge, develop skills and enhance conduct, delivering positive business outcomes. With centers in established financial hubs including London, New York, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong; we are committed to understanding complex client needs across fast paced Financial Markets, globally. Our learning solutions encompass expert faculty, e-learning, coaching and blended candidate assessments, improving individual contribution and collective business performance. Annually Fitch Learning delivers over 10,000 days of learning worldwide to over 26,000 delegates. We understand that one size does not fit all. Therefore, we offer a wide range of innovative learning solutions from structured International Academies through to short courses tailored to suit local commercial needs, experience, language and culture. Technology is core to our learning solutions and we provide tailored online portals for access to insightful content, adaptive assessments and interactive, blended learning options.
Guernsey Finance promotes the island’s financial services sector internationally. We Are Guernsey is the brand under which Guernsey Finance promotes its services. Based in Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, the agency conducts marketing, communications and business development on behalf of its members, also employing representatives in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Guernsey Finance’s mission is to ‘Promote and connect Guernsey as a leading finance centre in its chosen markets’. Guernsey is the closest global finance centre to London, with which it enjoys a collaborative relationship, and is a world leader in multiple sectors of the finance industry.
Nuix (www.nuix.com) understands the DNA of data at enormous scale. Our software pinpoints the critical information organisations need to anticipate, detect and act on risk, compliance and security threats. Our intuitive platform identifies hidden connections between people, objects, locations and events – providing real-time clarity, control and efficiency to uncover the key facts and their context. Nuix and our partners deliver solutions that incorporate our global expertise in cybersecurity, law enforcement, digital forensics, investigation, intelligence, legal discovery and information governance. We continually innovate to solve the complex challenges our customers face today and build their capacity to anticipate what’s next.
Shearman & Sterling is a global elite law firm that provides legal and industry insight to many of the world’s leading corporations and major financial institutions, as well as emerging growth companies, governments and state-owned enterprises. We have over 850 lawyers speaking more than 60 languages. Our global Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory practice stands out for the quality of our leading, top-tier partners. Our clients can call upon decades of experience and rely on us to advise them on their complex financial regulatory issues and transactions. We have advised on numerous high profile, first-in-kind regulatory and compliance matters globally. Capitalising on our regulatory knowledge and insight, we provide innovative solutions on a cross-border and domestic basis and assist clients in cultivating their relationships with regulators.
Wharton Business Consulting specialises in Business Transformation, Culture Change and Digital Enablement. Our passion is to work collaboratively with clients to accelerate business change and optimise value through their people. We pride ourselves in delivering lasting client results, bringing progressive tools and proven capability through a talented and nimble team. Over the last two years. WhartonBC has grown to a network of 35 associates (all ex-Big 4), 74% females, 57% flexible working, 46% working parents and 9 nationalities, who believe in a diversity of thought and ongoing commitment to inclusion. Our experience is predominantly Financial Services, however we are honoured to be currently supporting FTSE 100 clients in Oil & Gas and Consumer Business. Notable examples of delivery include: developed a culture, conduct and accountability framework including a bank wide operating model; defined a qualitative and quantitative conduct baseline and measured the culture shift for a bank’s global transformation; defined the operating model design principles to drive agile ways of working and conducted a culture gap assessment for an Oil & Gas client. A core part of our offering is driving performance through culture and conduct, having supported a number of financial services clients in driving leadership alignment and creating a culture of greater accountability and exceptional conduct. We are thrilled to be participating in the City Week 2019 International Financial Services Forum and involved in the leading edge discussions on Transforming Culture in Financial Services.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates. Our 2,800-plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through our own offices and alongside leading local firms. Our commitment, local and multi-national expertise and business know-how means our clients rely on us when it matters most, including as the market leader in helping financial institutions successfully to navigate the challenges of complex global internal and regulatory investigations and to use those investigations as an opportunity to enhance their culture and governance.
With 1,400 legal professionals across 18 cities worldwide, Gowling WLG is an international law firm that is ambitious for your success. Our sector expertise means that we understand clients, their businesses, and the opportunities and challenges that they face. We truly value these relationships. We stand with our clients, striving to ensure they achieve their goals, and thinking ahead to protect their interests. We believe that working closely with our clients, as well as across our teams, creates greater opportunities for success.Our global reach, combined with our sector knowledge and commitment to outstanding service, is why Gowling WLG is the trusted adviser to international clients including FTSE 100 and 250 companies, financial institutions, government departments, and high net worth individuals. And across our business, the power of our relationships consistently delivers results that make a real difference.www.gowlingwlg.com
GIB (UK) is a London-based international asset management firm. We currently manage US$11 billion for our clients from our offices in London and New York across a range of investment strategies - we are active in global equities, corporate investment grade and high yield fixed income, emerging market debt, structured credit and trade finance. We also have a significant presence in the Middle East and expertise in Shariah compliant portfolios and investing. We strive to align our investment style with the priorities and goals of our clients. By investing with a shared sense of purpose we create the trust necessary to underpin long-term relationships; we have been managing institutional assets for 40 years and some of our clients have been doing business with us for over 30 of those years.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) operates the leading network of global futures and equity exchanges and provides world class clearing, data and listing services across commodity and financial markets. The New York Stock Exchange is the world leader in capital raising and equities trading. Formed in 2000 to bring more transparency and accessibility to the OTC energy markets, ICE now operates twelve exchanges, six clearing houses and global data and listings services that drive global markets. Through a culture of growth, client service and innovation, ICE’s global network and state-of-the-art technology solutions serve the dynamic needs of market participants around the world.
As one of the leading global law firms, we undertake the most significant and challenging assignments for the world's leading corporates, financial institutions and governments, helping them to achieve their objectives by solving their most complex and important legal issues. Our Financial Regulation Group (FRG) approach is unique - our service combines a detailed understanding of the financial markets and commercial background of the businesses we advise in, with a thorough and specialised knowledge of legal and regulatory considerations; enabling us to bring a practical and business orientated approach to the service. Clients benefit from our team’s experience working with regulators, including the PRA and FCA in all areas of regulatory structuring, advice and governance, complex cross-border regulatory investigations, enforcement cases, system and control requirements, regulatory and reporting advice and establishing new market participants. Our team has consistently led the market in assisting leading financial markets institutions to successfully navigate changes in regulatory regimes or changes in their businesses which are impacted by regulations and manage crises which may carry serious reputational consequences. Through our network of international offices across Europe we can advise on Brexit issues under a number of legal regimes. Our proximity to EU stakeholders and the UK and EU27 governments enables us to help our client anticipate regulatory change, plan your business strategy and navigate the highly dynamic European regulatory environment.
Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm recognised throughout the business community for its commercial awareness and commitment to its clients. In essence, the firm is about quality, market wisdom and good judgement, a constant found throughout its 129 year history. Our culture allows us to have an unfailing focus on the importance of client relationships – clients who in their most challenging moments value advice delivered with personality. Each of our lawyers is a multi-specialist rather than a technician, equipped to turn their hand to a broad range of legal matters. This enables us to offer not only depth of expertise but also breadth of experience and sound commercial judgement. We often produce the unexpected on the most complex of matters in order to deliver success for our clients. Our financial regulatory and financing practices advise on transactions which are often ground-breaking, acting for a variety of clients in all industry sectors. This offers us real insight into the objectives of financial institutions and FTSE companies and also a broader perspective on the market, which we apply to our work for leading financial, commercial and industry players and banks. Further information about Slaughter and May is available at www.slaughterandmay.com.
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is a global markets infrastructure business. The Group provides valuable services for a wide range of customers focusing on capital formation, intellectual property and risk and balance sheet management. LSEG operates an open access model, offering choice and partnership to customers across all of its businesses. These include London Stock Exchange; Borsa Italiana; MTS (a European fixed income market); Turquoise (a pan-European equities MTF); FTSE Russell, the global index provider with approximately $16 trillion benchmarked to its indexes; global clearing house LCH; and LSEG Technology. Headquartered in the United Kingdom with significant operations in North America, Italy, France and Sri Lanka, the Group employs around 4,500 people.
MarketAxess operates a leading electronic trading platform that enables fixed income market participants to efficiently trade corporate bonds and other types of fixed-income instruments using MarketAxess' patented trading technology. Over 1,400 institutional investor and broker-dealer firms are active users of the MarketAxess trading platform, accessing global liquidity in U.S. high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets and high-yield bonds, European bonds, U.S. agency bonds, municipal bonds, credit default swaps and other fixed-income securities. MarketAxess also offers a number of trading-related products and services, including: market data to assist clients with trading decisions; connectivity solutions that facilitate straight-through processing; technology services to optimize trading environments; and execution services for exchange-traded fund managers and other clients. Through its Trax® division, MarketAxess also offers a range of pre- and post-trade services, including trade matching, regulatory reporting and market and reference data, across a range of fixed-income products. MarketAxess maintains its headquarters in New York and has offices in London, Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, São Paulo, Hong Kong and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.marketaxess.com.
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices and a global perspective. Approximately 700 lawyers work in nine offices across three continents, within integrated global practices, serving clients around the world. 2019 marks 30 years since Debevoise opened its London office, which has grown to be the firm’s second largest. Today, the London team has remarkable talent and expertise in Debevoise’s core practice areas, including insurance, private equity, international disputes and investigations, M&A, finance, capital markets and tax. Market wise and expert in English, U.S. and European law, the London office is an integral part of a closely coordinated global practice that includes colleagues around the world. In close collaboration with the firm’s other offices, London office lawyers build and coordinate specialized teams to advise on local and international matters in the UK and throughout Europe, as well as across emerging market territories, including India, the Middle East, Africa, Russia/CIS and Latin America.
Founded by Arthur J. Gallagher in Chicago in 1927, Gallagher has grown to be one of the leading insurance brokerage, risk management, and human capital consultant companies in the world. With significant international reach, our organisation employs over 30,000 people and our global network provides services in more than 150 countries. Gallagher’s Financial Institutions team has access to London, Bermuda, European and International insurance markets, with 600+ clients operating in over 50 countries. Capabilities include advice across a variety of insurance and risk products including Bankers Blanket Bond, Directors & Officers, Professional Indemnity, Crime, Cyber Liability and Employment Practices Liability. Our clients include some of the world’s most recognised Financial Institutions: ranging from banks and broker-dealers, through to investment managers, private equity, and hedge funds.