About

Described by his peers as a ‘skilled and brilliant lawyer’, who is known for his ‘remarkable legal knowledge’ and ‘business responsiveness’, Paolo Amato has been with Old Mutual Wealth Italy, the investment business previously known as Skandia, since 2005. In his legal career of over 18 years, Amato has gained a reputation for his ability to deal with complex financial transactions and his mastery in the fields of financial, company and civil law. Undoubtedly the highlight of Amato’s career has been setting up the legal office for Old Mutual Wealth in Italy. The unit that he established has come to be recognised for its high quality of service in covering legal procedures, regulatory and corporate law issues, as well as corporate governance and legal compliance. Currently serving as general counsel and corporate secretary at Old Mutual, Amato has most recently distinguished himself by significantly improving knowledge management within the department, achieving better awareness of all relevant items and readiness to issue legal opinions on them regardless of the resource involved. Prior to joining Old Mutual, Amato worked at Pioneer Investments as legal counsel, where he was responsible for all legal and compliance activities for Italian and Luxemburg Mutual funds.