Rita Hunter

Rita is a senior legal consultant in our Financial Institutions Group, advising on the UK and EU financial services law and regulation. She advises asset managers, private equity firms, banks and insurers on a wide range of regulatory issues, with a particular focus on advising on ESG regulations, FSMA and Handbook issues, and on current and pending EU legislation (SFDR, Taxonomy Regulation, AIFMD, MiFID II, CRD IV, PRIIPs Regulation).

Rita has wide-ranging experience in advising clients in the wholesale and retail investment markets, helping them understand and manage legal risks associated with operating in the sector. She has a detailed knowledge of the UK requirements relating to authorization and permission, regulatory compliance, product and service documentation, governance processes (SMCR), and outsourcing, distribution, investment, custody, and administration arrangements. Rita also regularly advises on the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions and on large-scale regulatory change projects. She has extensive experience advising on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU Taxonomy Regulation and has participated in a number of speaking engagements and training sessions relating to these key pieces of ESG regulation.