Head of Advocacy and Capital Markets Policy Research
Olivier Fines, CFA, is head of Advocacy and Capital Markets Policy Research at CFA Institute. With teams based in London, Washington DC, Mumbai and Hong Kong, Olivier leads the effort in researching and commenting on the major trends that affect the investment industry, including policy and regulatory developments as well as well as changes to capital markets structure. The positions taken on these issues and the research pieces that are published are meant to promote the fundamental principles upheld by CFA Institute, that of investor protection, professional ethics, and market integrity. Fines joined CFA Institute in March 2019 after a 15-year career in investment management spanning research, portfolio management, product management, and regulatory compliance work at firms based in Paris and London. Prior to joining CFA Institute, he was Head of Risk and Compliance at Rothschild & Co in London for the merchant banking division, focusing on private equity, private debt and alternative investment solutions.