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Rachel Serene

02078492165 Rachel.Serene@macfarlanes.com

Work Department

Financial Services and Products

Position

Rachel advises a wide range of UK and overseas-based clients on regulatory matters across the investment management, banking, insurance, corporate finance, consumer credit and the private funds sectors.

Rachel advises on a broad range of regulatory matters with a focus on regulatory issues regarding the conduct of business regime and systems and controls requirements. Her expertise includes advising numerous clients on the impact of regulatory changes (for example, MiFID II, AIFMD and the Senior Managers Regime) as well as helping them to prepare for implementation. Rachel also regularly advises clients regarding day-to-day compliance issues including liaising with the regulator.

Rachel completed a secondment to an investment bank to assist with its preparation for the Senior Manager Regime. She has also undertaken a year in the firm’s banking and finance team where she worked on a wide range of commercial lending transactions, including asset backed finance.

Career

Trained Macfarlanes 2009; qualified 2011