Denise is Head of Financial Services Compliance and Regulatory Relations. She has over 20 years’ experience in Central Bank regulatory supervision, as a compliance and risk industry practitioner and in consulting. 

Denise brings her extensive regulatory insight together with practical experience in the asset management sector and the wider financial service sector in advising clients on all aspects of regulatory engagement, regulatory change and strategic planning. 

Denise is an experienced leader in financial regulation with a proven track record in the asset management sector including MiFID, AIFMD, UCITS, Fund Services and the Central Bank’s Client Asset Regime.  Denise has worked as a senior regulator at the Central Bank of Ireland in consulting and as an industry practitioner leading second line of control teams.  She is a Chartered Accountant. 

Relevant Experience

• Asset Management regulation, overseeing the supervision of Irish authorised asset management firms, evolving the supervisory approach, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and promoting best practices within the industry
• Asset Management authorisation, directing the authorisation processes for asset management entities and representing the Central Bank of Ireland at European Policy Forums
• Investment firm and funds supervision, serving as a senior inspector, conducting thorough evaluations of investment firms and funds, contributing to the development of robust regulatory frameworks
• Client Asset / Investor Money Regulation, driving the evolution of this regulatory regime and in the implementation and supervision of the Client Asset and Investor Money Regulation
• Chief Risk and Compliance officer and SMT member for a large Irish Asset Manager and Insurance provider with responsibility for identifying, assessing and mitigating risks that could impact on the organisation’s success and regulatory standing