Name
Christopher Rich
Job Title
General Counsel
Company
Financial Markets Standards Board
Speaker Bio
Chris has overall responsibility for all FMSB Working Groups and their publications. Since joining FMSB in April 2020, he has played a key role in delivering Standards, Statements of Good Practice and Spotlight Reviews across a broad range of topics, including primary and secondary markets, electronic trading, ESG, and conduct and culture. He also led FMSB’s recent work on the Future of Financial Markets.
Chris engages regularly with UK, European and international regulators and industry participants, contributing to dialogue on key regulatory and market developments. Prior to joining FMSB, he spent nine years at Linklaters in the Financial Regulation Group, advising investment banks, market infrastructure providers and buy-side institutions on numerous areas of UK and European financial regulation.
Chris holds an LLM in International Financial Law and Regulation (Distinction) from the London School of Economics and a BSc from the University of Bristol (First Class).
Chris engages regularly with UK, European and international regulators and industry participants, contributing to dialogue on key regulatory and market developments. Prior to joining FMSB, he spent nine years at Linklaters in the Financial Regulation Group, advising investment banks, market infrastructure providers and buy-side institutions on numerous areas of UK and European financial regulation.
Chris holds an LLM in International Financial Law and Regulation (Distinction) from the London School of Economics and a BSc from the University of Bristol (First Class).