Name
James Delaney
Job Title
Managing Director, Asset Management Regulation
Company
AIMA
Speaker Bio
James joined AIMA – the global representative of the alternative investment industry – in May 2019 as Director of Asset Management Regulation. He leads the delivery of AIMA’s operational guidance and policy work in the areas of digital finance, technology and operations. Prior to joining AIMA, he worked at a leading Brussels-based consultancy, offering strategic communications support to predominantly financial services clients before returning to the UK at the end of 2013, to join the Government Relations team at U.S. insurer MetLife. During his time at MetLife, he led on public policy and advocacy programmes across the EMEA region. He retains deep knowledge of EU and UK political and regulatory systems as well as a detailed understanding of financial regulation. He holds a degree in Law (LLB Hons) from the College of Law. At AIMA, he co-leads their work on digital assets which is overseen by AIMA’s Digital Assets Working Group (AIMA DAWG).