Our People

Wayne Green

Wayne is an experienced leader, board executive and former CEO with over twenty-four years’ experience in financial services. He has practical experience and successful track records in governance, growth, strategy and leadership roles. Wayne has established, joined and chaired boards and committees in the UK and overseas, spoken at events and actively engaged with industry trade organisations. He enjoys taking the complex and jargon-filled world of regulated financial services and creating straightforward, deliverable solutions.

Talk to me about:

  • Funds
  • Product governance & development
  • FinTech, RegTech and Start-Ups
  • ESG
  • Regulatory change
  • Legal and commercial negotiations
  • Assessment of Value
  • Business strategy
  • Championing diversity & inclusion through financial education in schools
  • Supplying regulated firms

Peter Christmas

Peter Christmas is an experienced, senior financial services leader with over 30 years’ experience in Europe, US and Asia. An excellent communicator with a broad understanding of the financial services landscape across a number of sectors globally including significant experience with Asset Managers (traditional and alternative), Wealth Managers, Investment Banks and Global Custodians. For the last 6 years Peter was the Director of Client Management and Business Development at NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services where he built up significant expertise in UK Fund Governance over a period that saw the implementation of the recommendations of the Asset Management Market Study. Peter has passed the CFA IMC Examination as well as the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing. Peter is also a Senior Adviser at the Fund Boards Council and has a keen interest in the evolution of Digital Assets in the UK.

Talk to me about:

  • Depositary
  • Service provider management
  • Strategy
  • FinTech
  • UK funds regulation
  • Digital assets / custody

Ryan Barber

Ryan Barber is a senior financial services lawyer with extensive experience acting as a consultant legal advisor to international law firms, asset management firms, fintech businesses, discretionary fund managers, insurance groups and listed financial services companies. Ryan can offer a full range of corporate and commercial legal advice to UK regulated entities, bringing extensive industry experience from his time in-house and in private practice. Ryan also provides bespoke legal training to company directors, in-house legal teams and government departments concerned with the financial services industry.

Talk to me about:

  • UK Funds;
  • Investment Management Agreements;
  • Distribution Agreements;
  • Platform Agreements;
  • Corporate structure and governance;
  • Data protection; and
  • Fund documentation.