Former FSA director Nicoll joins Ernst & Young

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Former Financial Services Director (FSA) director of conduct policy Sheila Nicoll has joined Ernst & Young's asset management practice as a senior adviser.

In the new role, Nicoll (pictured) will be assisting clients with public policy and regulatory issues with a specific focus on the UK and Europe. In January, Nicoll announced she would be stepping down from her role at the regulator in April when it transitioned to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). She joined the FSA from the Investment Management Association in October 2007 where she was director of retail firms division for two years, supervising building societies, life insurers, general insurers and intermediaries during the financial crisis. Ernst & Young global head of a...

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