Gavin Haran

Head of Policy for Asset Management, Macfarlanes

Gavin provides strategic support on a wide range of asset management policy issues, monitoring and advising on the implications for businesses as they arise from proposals through to enacted regulations and legislation.

Gavin spent the previous six years at JP Morgan, where he was responsible for regulatory affairs for the firm’s asset management and wealth management businesses in EMEA. This involved analysis of emerging regulations, engaging with policy development and voicing the firm’s priorities.

Prior to this, Gavin worked for Royal Bank of Scotland, focusing primarily on bank prudential regulation. He began his career at HM Treasury during the financial crisis, working firstly on financial stability and subsequently on business lending and payments policies.

Contributed to

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Official Working Group encourages pension savers to invest in long term assets

Financial Services analysis: The Productive Finance Working Group, a group of industry representatives convened and chaired by the UK authorities, have published their recommendations to the government, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the industry to promote the Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF) and to encourage defined contribution (DC) pension scheme trustees to invest in the new fund vehicle. Lora Froud, partner, and Gavin Haran, head of policy for asset management at Macfarlanes analyse these recommendations and the next steps.