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Anthony Williams

Anthony Williams

Associate

London

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 3156

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Biography

Anthony is an Associate in the firm's Financial Services Disputes and Investigations team, based in the London office. Anthony specialises in investigations, litigation and regulatory advisory matters for clients in the financial services sector.

Admissions

  • England and Wales

Related Capabilities

  • Business & Commercial Disputes

  • Intellectual Property & Technology Disputes

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Class Actions & Mass Torts

  • Anti-Bribery & Corruption

  • Financial Regulation Compliance & Investigations

  • Investigations

  • Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

Experience

  • Conducting an internal investigation in relation to cross-border issues in a global investment bank’s FX sales and trading business.
  • Conducting an internal investigation into allegations of financial irregularities raised by a whistleblower in the asset-management sector.
  • Conducting an internal investigation for a leading international bank following allegations of non-financial misconduct raised by a whistleblower.
  • Acting for a former senior manager in relation to an FCA enforcement investigation concerning allegations of market manipulation and market abuse.
  • Acting for a former director of an asset management firm on a ‘dual track’ criminal and civil FCA investigation relating to alleged financial crime control failings.

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May 22, 2025

Proposed Reform of UK Regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers

The Treasury (HMT) launched a consultation and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a call for input in April 2025 kick-starting a review of the UK’s regulatory regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs). The reforms seek to streamline the regulatory framework for AIFMs to reduce burdens and boost growth, whilst maintaining core protections for consumers and markets.
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Apr 16, 2025

AIFMD II Leverage Limits and Single Borrower Exposure Restriction

AIFMD II[1]introduces substantial changes to the EU-wide regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) that was established under AIFMD. The changes cover a wide range of areas but will have a particularly significant impact on funds that originate loans. Among the new rules on loan origination activities are leverage limits and single borrower exposure limits which are particularly relevant for the use of back-leverage by private credit funds operating in the EU. These new rules will also be relevant for AIFMs in the UK managing credit funds located in the EU.
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Apr 07, 2021

6 technological solutions to tough challenges; Identifying and managing regulatory and litigation risk

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Feb 22, 2021

Operational Resilience in the Time of Covid: A New Regulatory Framework for Firms

Covid-19 posed an unprecedented challenge to the operational resilience of the financial services sector in 2020. But despite a generally positive response to the crisis, with a major new regulatory framework for operational resilience on the horizon, firms still have plenty of work to do.
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Apr 14, 2020

OFSI: The UK’s hitherto slumbering regulator finally bares its teeth

In its most significant enforcement action to date, HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) has imposed a £20.47 million penalty on Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”) for breaching a prohibition imposed by EU financial sanctions legislation. This penalty, the fourth since OFSI’s establishment, is of an entirely different magnitude to the three penalties previously imposed and which totalled just over £160,000.  The published decision from OFSI is regrettably opaque in identifying the precise considerations that resulted in that unprecedented penalty, provides little positive guidance to financial institutions as to how that penalty for a ‘very serious’ case has been calculated and how such firms might expect penalties to be calculated in relation to breaches that come to light.

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Insights
May 22, 2025
Proposed Reform of UK Regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers
The Treasury (HMT) launched a consultation and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a call for input in April 2025 kick-starting a review of the UK’s regulatory regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs). The reforms seek to streamline the regulatory framework for AIFMs to reduce burdens and boost growth, whilst maintaining core protections for consumers and markets.
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Apr 16, 2025
AIFMD II Leverage Limits and Single Borrower Exposure Restriction
AIFMD II[1]introduces substantial changes to the EU-wide regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) that was established under AIFMD. The changes cover a wide range of areas but will have a particularly significant impact on funds that originate loans. Among the new rules on loan origination activities are leverage limits and single borrower exposure limits which are particularly relevant for the use of back-leverage by private credit funds operating in the EU. These new rules will also be relevant for AIFMs in the UK managing credit funds located in the EU.
Insights
Apr 07, 2021
6 technological solutions to tough challenges; Identifying and managing regulatory and litigation risk
When it comes to complex trading investigations, there is no magic bullet. Our experience acting for both institutions and individuals when conducting investigations in this area and in dealing with criminal charges has revealed recurring themes to keep front of mind.
Insights
Feb 22, 2021
Operational Resilience in the Time of Covid: A New Regulatory Framework for Firms
Covid-19 posed an unprecedented challenge to the operational resilience of the financial services sector in 2020. But despite a generally positive response to the crisis, with a major new regulatory framework for operational resilience on the horizon, firms still have plenty of work to do.
Insights
Apr 14, 2020
OFSI: The UK’s hitherto slumbering regulator finally bares its teeth
In its most significant enforcement action to date, HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) has imposed a £20.47 million penalty on Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”) for breaching a prohibition imposed by EU financial sanctions legislation. This penalty, the fourth since OFSI’s establishment, is of an entirely different magnitude to the three penalties previously imposed and which totalled just over £160,000.  The published decision from OFSI is regrettably opaque in identifying the precise considerations that resulted in that unprecedented penalty, provides little positive guidance to financial institutions as to how that penalty for a ‘very serious’ case has been calculated and how such firms might expect penalties to be calculated in relation to breaches that come to light.