Avanthi is a Principal at UK Finance’s Capital Markets & Wholesale Policy Division and leads on UK listing regime reforms, M&A, and secondary capital market related policy files including market data and the consolidated tape.

Before joining UK Finance in 2022, Avanthi worked for 15 years as a financial services regulator, including as a Technical Specialist at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. At the FCA, she held various roles within its Capital Markets Division, including implementing the listing regime, policy and strategy formulation and trading venue supervision. Avanthi was involved in implementing MiFID II/ MiFIR and the Market Abuse Regulation and led the FCA’s sector views on wholesale capital markets, contributing to the FCA’s business planning. She also led the IMF FSAP (Financial Sector Assessment Program) for the FCA in 2021 and previously held various capital market regulatory and legal roles.

Avanthi is a dual-qualified lawyer in England and Wales, as well as in Sri Lanka and sits on the Membership and Communications Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales.