England - London • Investment fund formation and management
Burges Salmon LLP
Burges Salmon LLP counts both fund managers and regulators among its clients, advising authorised corporate directors on the establishment of UCITS, NURS and LTAF structures while working alongside the latter on various regulatory regimes. Leading the team is Tom Dunn, whose practice straddles both foundation and operation of funds and regulatory support, including on the FCA's new Overseas Funds Regime among others. Promoted to director in May 2022, Anna Davis is an expert in financial services regulation, including the MiFID regime, while associate Alex Gillespie advises fund managers on the foundation and winding up of OEICs, AUTs and ACSs.
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Testimonials
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- 'Tom Dunn has provided time and expertise in a very generous manner.'
Key clients
- Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Limited
- Financial Conduct Authority
- FundRock Partners Limited
- Investment Fund Services Limited
- St. James’s Place Unit Trust Group Limited
- The Financial Services Compensation Scheme
- Marlborough Fund Managers Limited
- Morningstar Wealth Platform
- Wales Pension Partnership
- WAY Fund Managers
- The Mainspring Group
Work highlights
- Advised the FCA on the introduction of the new Overseas Funds Regime, which was announced by HMT to enable non-UK funds that have equivalent regulatory protections to a UK UCITS to be marketed to retail investors in the UK.
- Advised St. James’s Place on the launch of four new fund-of-funds.
- Supported FundRock on the implementation of the Consumer Duty including a series of five workshops with the client to help guide them through the new requirements and the actions they need to take as a business.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Dunn