OVERVIEW
Nikki is an associate of Maples and Calder's Regulatory & Financial Services team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. Her practice focuses on regulatory matters in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands impacting asset managers, investment funds, banks, administrators, trusts and family offices. Nikki advises on regulatory inspections, anti-money laundering, sanctions, counter proliferation and terrorist financing, data protection, economic substance, beneficial ownership and automatic exchange of information obligations.BACKGROUND
Nikki joined the Maples Group in 2021. She is a dual qualified solicitor and accountant, ex auditor with over 15 years of financial services and legal experience focusing on asset management.
Nikki was previously head of legal and compliance for the investment manager to the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund where she acted as the investment manager's compliance officer and money laundering reporting officer. Nikki was a material risk taker and senior manager within the Financial Conduct Authority Regime at Barclays Bank PLC. Her other roles included head of fund governance for Barclays Asset Management Limited and chief risk and compliance officer for a leading independent financial services firm in the Cayman Islands.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory
BAR ADMISSIONS
2011 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2021 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
2023 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the British Virgin Islands
EDUCATION
University of Kent, UK, LLB, English and French Law, 2005
BPP University Law School, London, UK, Debt, Equity and Private Acquisitions (Distinction), 2009
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Advanced Tax, 2013
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KNOWLEDGE
- Schemes of Arrangement in the British Virgin Islands: Third Party Rights 08 May 2024
- In-Depth Corporate Tax Planning 2024 08 May 2024
- The Secure Tenancy Affordable Rental (STAR) Scheme 07 May 2024
- Cayman Islands Update: AML Amendment Regulations 2024 03 May 2024
- The Corporate Transparency Act US CLO Co Issuers and Issuer Subsidiaries 30 April 2024
NEWS & DEALS
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- Maples Group's Global Asset Finance Team Recognised Again on Aviation Finance Deals of the Year 02 May 2024
- Maples Group Receives Continued Recognition for Information Security Management with ISO 27001 Certification 01 May 2024