Mhairi Jackson

Manager, Funds and Asset Management Policy, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Mhairi Jackson manages the UK’s Funds and Asset Management policy area, where she is responsible for setting and overseeing the policy direction for the UK asset management sector, including UCITS, AIFMD and the overseas fund regime. She has overseen the development of the UK’s new fund authorised fund structure, the Long Term Asset Fund, and has worked closely with the Bank of England in reviewing fund liquidity requirements.

Ms Jackson represented the UK at ESMA and currently Chairs IOSCO’s Committee for Intermediaries. She has overseen ISOCO’s work on OTC leveraged products, digitalisation and artificial intelligence. Prior to this, Mhairi reformed the UK retail derivatives market and was responsible for the implementation of areas of MiFID II.

She has extensive regulatory and risk experience of the asset management sector, having lead the FCA fund supervision team, and worked in Advisory Compliance at State Street Global Advisors and Operational Risk at Man Group.