Name
Abbie Steele
Job Title
Director, Financial Crime & Forensics
Company
EY
Speaker Bio
Abbie Steele is a Director in EY’s Financial Crime & Forensics practice, specialising in regulatory investigations, compliance reviews and large-scale remediation programmes within the financial services sector.
She advises clients on complex regulatory matters, including market abuse, financial crime and non-financial misconduct, often in response to regulatory enquiries and enforcement actions.
Prior to joining EY, Abbie was a Lead Associate in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Wholesale Enforcement division, where she led investigations into both regulatory and criminal matters relating to financial markets. She also has in-house banking experience, having led internal regulatory investigations and responses to supervisory requests across a range of conduct and financial crime issues.
Abbie qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2010 following a training contract at HMRC, where she focused on forensic accounting. During this period, she was seconded to the Serious Fraud Office, contributing to the LIBOR investigation.
She advises clients on complex regulatory matters, including market abuse, financial crime and non-financial misconduct, often in response to regulatory enquiries and enforcement actions.
Prior to joining EY, Abbie was a Lead Associate in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Wholesale Enforcement division, where she led investigations into both regulatory and criminal matters relating to financial markets. She also has in-house banking experience, having led internal regulatory investigations and responses to supervisory requests across a range of conduct and financial crime issues.
Abbie qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2010 following a training contract at HMRC, where she focused on forensic accounting. During this period, she was seconded to the Serious Fraud Office, contributing to the LIBOR investigation.