Name
Hywel Jenkins
Job Title
Partner, UK Head of Financial Services Regulatory
Company
Herbert Smith Freehills
Speaker Bio
Hywel heads the contentious financial services regulatory team in London, acting for banks, insurers, asset managers and other regulated firms.
He advises clients on all aspects of their interactions with the FCA and PRA, from notifications through to Enforcement, and has led a wide variety of firms through complex regulatory, skilled person and internal investigations, securing optimal outcomes with an efficient use of time and resources. Hywel also advises on issues involving consumer redress which often accompany Enforcement investigations, with particular expertise in complaints handling and matters involving the Financial Ombudsman Service. Hywel provides a strategic approach for managing high volume issues as well as technical advice on key individual cases. His experience includes managing cases where the FCA uses or threatens use of its redress power under section 404F(7) FSMA and restitution powers under section 384 FSMA.
Hywel is also known for his governance work, advising a number of banks, insurers and asset managers on the implementation of the senior managers' regime and issues arising post-implementation from the focus on individual accountability, including attestations.
Hywel is ranked as highly regarded in Financial Services Regulatory by IFLR1000, 2020 and was commended in Legal 500 UK, 2019 as "a stand-out star of the team". He is the consultant editor of the Thomson Reuters Practitioner's Guide to the UK Financial Services Rulebooks.
He advises clients on all aspects of their interactions with the FCA and PRA, from notifications through to Enforcement, and has led a wide variety of firms through complex regulatory, skilled person and internal investigations, securing optimal outcomes with an efficient use of time and resources. Hywel also advises on issues involving consumer redress which often accompany Enforcement investigations, with particular expertise in complaints handling and matters involving the Financial Ombudsman Service. Hywel provides a strategic approach for managing high volume issues as well as technical advice on key individual cases. His experience includes managing cases where the FCA uses or threatens use of its redress power under section 404F(7) FSMA and restitution powers under section 384 FSMA.
Hywel is also known for his governance work, advising a number of banks, insurers and asset managers on the implementation of the senior managers' regime and issues arising post-implementation from the focus on individual accountability, including attestations.
Hywel is ranked as highly regarded in Financial Services Regulatory by IFLR1000, 2020 and was commended in Legal 500 UK, 2019 as "a stand-out star of the team". He is the consultant editor of the Thomson Reuters Practitioner's Guide to the UK Financial Services Rulebooks.