Mark Kelly

Mark is a seasoned financial services professional with over 30 years of experience across both buy-side and sell-side firms, including asset managers, hedge funds, investment banks, corporate and retail banks, and brokerages. His career includes senior Internal Audit and Compliance roles at major institutions such as Coinbase, Salomon Brothers, and Barclays, complemented by consultancy positions with PwC and Grant Thornton.

Mark has demonstrated deep expertise in regulatory frameworks, managing client responses to Section 166 reviews, regulatory queries, and breach notifications under MiFIR and EMIR. As Head of Professional Services at Abide Financial Limited (later Nex Regulatory Reporting), a UK-approved Reporting Mechanism, he guided clients and teams on complex MiFIR and EMIR transaction reporting requirements.

In 2019, Mark founded Regulatory Advice Limited to provide specialised consultancy services focusing on cryptoasset regulation alongside MiFIR and EMIR compliance, further cementing his role as a trusted advisor in the evolving regulatory landscape. His encyclopaedic knowledge of financial products, business flows, and legal structures underpins every engagement, ensuring precision and insight in regulatory assignments.