Asset Managers and Digital Assets – Navigating the evolving EU and UK regulatory landscape

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Asset managers in the EU and UK are continuing to consider what role – if any – to play in the digital assets ecosystem. At the same time, policymakers continue to develop their regulatory frameworks.

In this session, a panel of Deloitte experts will:

• Highlight insights from the evolving digital EU/UK regulatory landscape;
• Explore key new/enhanced digital assets risks; and
• Introduce a selection of potential digital assets use cases relevant to asset managers.

In the context of an evolving market and regulatory landscape, the session will feature a selection of key considerations for asset managers who are developing their digital assets strategies.

The webinar will be of interest to those who would like to understand the digital assets ecosystem and its key risks, specifically to those responsible for digital assets strategy, risk, compliance or front-line business roles.

Suchitra Nair, Partner, Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy
Suchitra is a Partner in the EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy, helping our clients and colleagues to navigate the evolving regulatory position on innovation in financial services. Her work focuses on a range of topics including digitisation, AI, cryptoassets, payment innovation, and how regulators are themselves innovating.

Ed Moorby, Partner, Deloitte Risk Advisory
Ed is the UK Risk Advisory Payments and Digital Assets Lead. He works with payments firms and infrastructure providers to address key challenges relating to regulation, risk and compliance.

Mustafa Kanchwala, Director, Deloitte Risk Advisory
Mustafa is a Director in Deloitte’s Financial Services Risk Advisory practice. He specializes in providing regulatory advice across the financial services industry, specifically in relation to digital assets and crypto. As a former compliance officer and MLRO, Mustafa has gained a broad understanding of the regulatory landscape in the UK over the past decade. Mustafa takes a keen interest in the regulation of cryptoassets and has worked with a number of incumbent banks and crypto native firms looking to advance in the digital assets sector.

Joy Kershaw, Senior Manager, Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy
Joy is a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy and specialises in investment management regulation. Before joining Deloitte in 2015, Joy worked at the Financial Conduct Authority (formerly the Financial Services Authority) focussing on investment management and capital markets, and at the European Commission focussing on financial stability.

Ben Thornhill, Manager, Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy
Ben is a Manager in Deloitte's EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy. He advises on the strategic impact of regulatory initiatives related to innovation in financial services, with a particular focus on digital assets. Ben joined the team in 2019 from an international consulting firm.