Matthew Baker
Matthew Baker
Matthew Baker
Biography
Matt advises a wide range of fund managers, banks, insurers and other financial institutions on the regulatory and commercial issues that arise within their businesses.
He assists clients with matters relating to: establishing and structuring new regulated businesses in the UK; the interpretation and implementation of UK and EU rules and regulatory requirements; custody and asset servicing; compliance; and funds and fund management.
Matt is a member of the City of London Law Society’s Regulatory Law Committee, and also the Financial Markets and Law Committee’s Asset Management Scoping Forum. Matt regularly speaks and writes on regulatory change, including on ESG/sustainable finance regulation, AIFMD and MiFID II.
Areas of Focus
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Logistics & Industrial
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Practice Areas
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Private Equity
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Private Investment Funds
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Payment Systems
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Fintech
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Finance
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Tax & Private Client
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Corporate
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Logistics & Industrial
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Investigations
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Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
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Corporate Real Estate and Funds
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Brexit
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Crypto and Digital Assets
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Israel Practice
Experience
- Advised various institutional fund managers on the implementation and ongoing compliance with AIFMD, including advising on some major restructures of the funds and managers to allow implementation of AIFMD;
- Assisted £20bn+ institutional investor in designing a compliance function and undertaking a regulatory gap-analysis across its business;
- Advised an international fund manager on a major internal investigation into its compliance function and obligations under legislation including AIFMD, UCITS and MiFID II following receipt of whistle-blower allegations;
- Brexit planning, including having advised a European bank in designing its Brexit contingency plan for PRA submission and various European banks and brokers on their plans for exiting the UK Temporary Permission Regime; and
- Advised investment managers and funds on their implementation of ESG and green finance initiatives, including on the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation to a new fund project.
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What are the risks for firms that won’t show greenwashing the red card?
Insights
Sep 07, 2023
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Financial promotions gateway goes live – are you caught?
The much-promised financial promotions gateway has now become law. The UK financial promotions regime is undergoing a large amount of change at the moment, which we discussed previously.
Awards
Apr 04, 2023
Apr 04, 2023
IFLR1000
Insights
Jan 19, 2023
Jan 19, 2023
Financial promotions – time to take stock?
Insights
Jan 19, 2023
Jan 19, 2023
Will the introduction of the PIF bring alternative fund formations back onshore in the UK?
Blog Post
Nov 10, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
Banking Bites – November 10 2022
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging some key developments in your sector that we hope will inform your activities in your market.
This edition covers:
Future regulatory framework for cryptoasset activities
NY DFS Fines Bank for third party loan pricing discretion, disparate impact
New UK rules proposed to tackle greenwashing
Regulator scrutinises the competition impacts of Big Tech in retail financial services sectors
Revised Wolfsberg Financial Crime Principles for correspondent banking
UK Parliamentary Committee calls for new failure to prevent fraud offence
Further changes to sanctions landscape
UK’s Commercial Court hands down judgments in COVID-19 business interruption cases
Blog Post
Oct 21, 2022
Oct 21, 2022
Banking Bites – October 21 2022
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging some key developments in your sector that we hope will inform your activities in your market.
This edition covers:
US FDIC Chair focuses on risk based mitigation to climate risks
UK financial services regulator updates its rulebook
Will UK mandate reimbursements for APP scams?
Amended guidance to reflect UK’s 2022 Money Laundering Regulations
UK’s Economic Crime Bill 2.0 enters legislative process
The EU releases its eighth package of sanctions against Russia
UK plans further response to Russian activities
Bank of England to change stress testing to the UK banking system
FCA outlines observations regarding transaction reporting and instrument reference data regimes
New York Supreme Court issues decision that newly enacted provision of CPLR 5004 does not apply to foreclosure judgments
Blog Post
Sep 21, 2022
Sep 21, 2022
Banking Bites – September 21 2022
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market.
This edition covers:
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority publishes final rules and guidance on the new Consumer Duty
Regulator’s Dear CEO letters addressing the impact of the Consumer Duty on specific markets
FCA confirms new rules to make authorised financial firms more responsible for their appointed representatives
Legislation designed to improve diversity and inclusiveness in the US banking sector
UK’s Supreme Court grants permission to hear appeal against the time limit for lodging PPI Claims
AML change in control changes for UK-registered crypto-asset firms
New reporting obligations for UK crypto-asset businesses