Team size: 23

What are the projects that you are most proud of working on over the past 12 months?

The team is managing, registering and overseeing the most widely distributed SICAV in the world, i.e. Franklin Templeton Investment Funds, and still adding distribution countries.

I am also involved in an unprecedented breakthrough technology project in the EU asset management landscape. The team has successfully obtained CSSF regulatory approval in October 2024 for the launch, which occurred on 12 February 2025, of the very first European UCITS tokenised fund. The novelty is that all shareholders activities are taking place and directly recorded on the blockchain where shareholder are holding tokens on their shareholder wallet maintained on the blockchain. This fund represents a significant step in integrating blockchain technology into traditional asset management products.

What do you think are the most important attributes for a modern in-house counsel to possess?

Working with integrity and agility, driven by an insatiable curiosity to adapt to the evolving needs of a constantly changing business environment.
Based on your experiences in the past year, are there any trends in the legal or business world that you are keeping an eye on that you think other in-house lawyers should be mindful of?

The European version of value for money is expected to intensify the level of transparency and exacerbate reporting obligations for the entire asset management industry.

New technology, notably linked to management and distribution of financial products is a real game changer and huge disrupter for traditional firms that will have to adapt at a pace never experienced before.

What do you think is the greatest innovation you have enacted in the past year?

Launching a fund entirely based on Blockchain technology, which is about disrupting technology.

What is a cause, business or otherwise, that you are passionate about?

The mental health and well-being of asset management employees are crucial as they adapt to a fast-evolving environment and profound paradigm shifts, which come with associated pressures. In this regard, I have developed competencies in team coaching, using a variety of very useful management tools.

New technology is increasingly influencing our professional activities. Staying up to date with current innovations and new solutions is crucial to maintaining our ability to provide services effectively.

Increasing production of European and (fragmented) national legislation which, in certain instances, lead to higher regulatory uncertainty and higher operating costs for the asset management industry.