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William Maycock is an associate in the corporate practice group in the firm’s London office. Mr. Maycock focuses on financial services regulation in the UK.
Mr. Maycock has broad regulatory experience and advises a variety of clients on their compliance obligations with regard to applicable UK and EU financial services rules and regulation, including Consumer Credit issues.
Representative Matters
- Advising various firms on their applications for authorisation to operate in the UK, variations of Part IVA permission and Change in Control notifications.
- Advising a global wealth management firm on financial promotion rules in the UK, together with any necessary suitability and appropriateness requirements in relation to its retail packaged products.
- Preparing firms in the run up to and advising them during supervisory visits by the FCA, including assisting with any remedial work post visit.
- Providing tactical on-site support to a global asset management firm during its assessment by a skilled person under s.166 FSMA.
- Assisting UCITS funds with passporting requirements into the UK under the UCITS Directive.
- Advising foreign banks on their compliance with the UK’s Remuneration Code .
- Providing the US owner of a UK boutique investment firm with advice on its requirements under the Capital Requirements Directive.
- Advising various wealth management firms on the transition required under the Retail Distribution Review.
- Assisting banks with a review of their client documentation to ensure compliance with the Payment Services Regulations in the UK.
- Assisting a large Cypriot bank with a review of all of its retail client loan documentation prior to the implementation of the Consumer Credit Directive in the UK.
Publications and Speeches
- "New Rules Enhance Clarity for Platforms and Users," New Rules Enhance Clarity for Platforms and Users (5/29/2013), Co-Author
- "The Words Take on Flesh: Creation of the Financial Conduct Authority," Compliance Monitor (10/25/2012), Co-Author
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