Peter Wright

Practice Areas

Advising and representing institutions and individuals in large, complex and reputationally sensitive FCA and PRA regulatory investigations

Advising on civil and criminal issues relating to insider dealing, market abuse and change-in-control cases

Advising on applications for authorisation, registration, approval and change-in-control under the applicable provisions of FSMA, e-money regulations and PSD II.

Wider professional disciplinary investigations (including SRA and AADB) and enquiries linked to conduct within the financial services sector

Advising institutions on compliance with the requirements of the FCA handbook and PRA rulebook, including implementation of the SMCR regime

Personal

Peter is a partner in Fox Williams' financial services team. He advises institutions and individuals in respect of complex and sensitive FCA and PRA matters.

Peter leads our cross-practice financial services sector group. His personal practice focusses upon contentious financial services and markets investigations, financial crime investigations and non-contentious advisory matters with high-value and complex issues.

His client base includes UK and overseas banks, retail and wholesale investment firms, individual IFA and network firms, insurers and insurance intermediaries, SMF holders and certified staff.

He is also regularly consulted by international investors and ultra high net worth individuals seeking to become controllers of UK authorised firms or commencing regulated activity in the UK. He has a deep knowledge and expertise in dealing with the authorisation, supervision and enforcement functions of the regulatory authorities.