Rupert joined the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2023 and currently manages the team which is responsible for wholesale digital asset policy development. He leads and coordinates aspects of the FCA’s strategic work on tokenisation as well as overseeing the development of wholesale regulatory policy for cryptoassets including market abuse, disclosures and trading platform rules. Prior to this he was a senior advisor at HM Treasury, leading the policy development and consultation process for the UK’s legislative framework for cryptoassets.
He was previously a partner in Oliver Wyman’s financial services practice where he mostly worked on large cost, regulatory, business process and digital transformation programmes for investment banks, FMIs and public sector bodies - including several digital asset strategy mandates.
Rupert graduated from Cambridge University with a first class degree in economics and a first class degree in business management from the Cambridge Judge Business School.
Roundtable Room 3 (Level 3)
Open
As cryptocurrencies continue to reshape the financial landscape, the rise of decentralized finance and crypto trading platforms has introduced new opportunities and new challenges when it comes to maintaining market integrity. In recent years, the cryptocurrency space has witnessed a surge in trading activity, but with this growth comes the risk of market manipulation, insider trading, pump-and-dump schemes, and other forms of market abuse. These practices can undermine trust in the market.
At this roundtable, we will be exploring the complexities of market abuse in cryptocurrency trading and regulatory frameworks that are evolving to address these challenges.