Emma has spent over 17 years in the financial services industry, including fourteen years at Goldman Sachs International. She was a compliance officer for 7 years covering businesses including equities and derivatives.
In January 2010 she moved to join the Prime Brokerage Consulting team. During her time in this role she focused on regulatory analysis within both the prime brokerage business and also assisting hedge fund clients with their implementation. She was also responsible for assisting clients with building their businesses primarily in the areas of corporate governance, including board construction considerations, as well as with operational set up, due diligence questionnaire construction and service provider analysis and selection across many functions. Her client based ranged from new fund launches to multi billion dollar firms covering both the traditional offshore hedge fund market and also UCITS funds and she maintains relationships with many 3rd parties in the space; from legal and compliance firms to software, insurance and admin/custody providers.
Prior to working at GS Emma worked at EO.com, an internet start up where
she assisted with the initial firm set up across many areas and ran the client services team.
Emma received her degree in Business Studies from Middlesex University in
1997 and is based in London.
As well as serving as an independent director, Emma also provides
consulting services including:
Construct and conduct periodic review process for all internal
operational, risk and compliance policies to ensure records are accurate, procedures followed and all documents are up to date and consistent
Work with the business on any ad hoc projects; which could include analysis of possible new software, conducting an RFP process for a new service provider or assisting with a new product/fund launch, software implementation etc
Windward 3, Regatta Office Park
Box 490, Grand Cayman,KY1-1106
Cayman Islands
+44 7775 698463 info@danesmead.com