ACA Compliance (Europe): Staff Biographies

Ron Weekes

Before establishing ACA’s European offices, Ron was the founder and, for nine years, the CEO of a major UK compliance consultancy. Before this he was an Officer with the UK’s Financial Services Authority in Corporate Authorisation and early-stage Supervision with responsibility for authorising investment managers and undertaking examination visits to regulated firms to review their ability to operate in a compliant manner under the FSA rules. This was preceded by a career in finance and wholesale investment. Ron holds the CFA Investment Management Certificate, is an Associate of the Compliance Institute and a Member of the IoD.

Ron has been previously approved by the FSA to hold the CF10, Compliance Oversight and CF11, MLRO functions.

Ron is our CEO, but remains an active member of the FSA-authorisation and consulting team advising clients on a daily basis. He is routinely invited to speak at conferences and major trade events in Europe and the US and he has also presented a lecture on ‘Hedge Fund Legislation and Regulation’ to a class of MBA and Masters of Financial Economic students at Oxford University.

Contact Ron: ron.weekes@acacomplianceeurope.com