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Phil Spyropoulos

Partner

Phil advises financial institutions on regulation, market practice, and developments relating to investment funds, UK and EU regulatory initiatives and commercial agreements.

As a Partner, Phil draws on his extensive experience working with open-ended and retail investment fund structures and the managers and service providers to those structures. Clients value his regulatory knowledge and insights into the practical aspects of fund operations.

Phil works extensively on investor disclosure which also sees him advising on the implementation of forthcoming regulatory initiatives, particularly in the areas of ESG and sustainable/responsible investing where he is regularly involved in industry thought leadership.

Phil's experince includes:

  • advising on all aspects of the authorized fund (UCITS, NURS, QIS, LTAF) lifecycle; including fund launches, mergers and terminations
  • leading/oversight of hundreds of applications to the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority
  • negotiating service agreements for all aspects of fund operations: management, custody, distribution, data provision, co-manufacturing, etc.
  • over a decade of regulatory experience with UK and EU initiatives (including UCITS, AIFMD, Eligible Assets, MiFID, AMMS, RDR, SDR, SFDR, PRIIPs, EBR, EU Taxonomy)
  • advising on dozens of portfolio reconstructuring/consolidation exercises including tax-efficient fund mergers
  • launching the industry's first Charity Authorised Investment Fund and subsequent equivalent vehicles
  • advising on the transfer of hundreds of billions of assets under custody for an international custody bank
  • A regular presenter at conferences, webinars and other public events
  • Often quoted in the trade and national press (such as FT Ignites, ESG Adviser, and the Wall Street Journal)
  • Authored multiple industry guides and opinions
  • Regularly contributes to regulatory consultations through the firm and trade associations
  • Ranked as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500
  • Team Ranked Band 1 in The Legal 500 (retail funds) and Chambers (open-ended funds)
  • Member of the FCA's Disclosures and Labels Advisory Group (DLAG) which is tasked with informing the development of a consistent ESG categorization and labeling regime for the UK
  • Maintains a substantial industry network, acting as a specialist advisor to the Investment Association and chairing working groups for The Investing and Savings Alliance (TISA)
  • Supplemented his private practice experience with a series of industry secondments, including a role with the Financial Conduct Authority’s Fund Authorisations team
  • Batchelor of Laws, University College London (UCL)
  • International Operations Certificate, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)
Phil Spyropoulos

Partner

Phil Spyropoulos

Partner

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