 
Philip Ryley
Department: Company Commercial
Senior Solicitor
and Head of Financial Services & Markets
Philip specialises in FSA regulatory issues that affect financial
services firms (retail and wholesale), including:
- life and pension
companies
- banks
- prime/sub-prime and bridging mortgage lenders
- general
insurers
- building societies and friendly societies
- intermediaries,
including financial advisers and mortgage/insurance brokers
- fund and asset
managers
- investment companies
- venture capital advisers and business
angels
- collective investment schemes and ACDs
- e money issuers
- commodities and derivatives traders
- networks
- professional firms
- stockbrokers
He advises regulated firms on a range of company/commercial issues
and represents firms and approved persons in contentious regulatory
issues, FSA enforcement actions and financial services litigation.
Memberships
- Founder board member of the Association
of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI)
- Associate of the Institute of
Financial Planning
- Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute,
the Personal Finance Society, the Compliance Institute and the
Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers.
- Member
of the Advisory Board to the International Compliance Association
- Member of the Compliance Forum to the National Association
of Commercial Finance Brokers
Publications
- 'A Practical Guide to the FSA's Regulation of Mortgages'
(City & Financial) – co-author
- 'The IFA's Guide
to the FSA Handbook' (City & Financial) – co-author
- 'Mortgage Regulation for Intermediaries' (Tollet Publishing)
- co-author
- 'Compliance Officer's Handbook' (LexisNexis) co-author
with John Virgo
- Philip is also a regular contributor to the FT’s
Financial Adviser and Compliance Monitor (Informa)
Education:
- Educated at Oakham School.
- Trent Polytechnic BA Law (Hons)
- Admitted as a Solicitor in 1987
- Financial Planning Certificate
(1998)
Personal
Leisure:
- Enjoys golf, tennis, hill walking, sailing and watching rugby.
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