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The IMS Group Appoints Three New Compliance Consultants

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The IMS Group (IMS), the compliance and regulation consultancy, has appointed three new compliance consultants.

The new hires are Diana Stevens, Cynthia Griffith and Daniel Sharpe.

Diana joins IMS from multi-billion dollar hedge fund Eton Park Capital Management, L.P, where she assumed the day to day coverage of compliance in its London branch. Her areas of expertise include AIFMD, MiFID, the UK anti-bribery rules and SEC registration.

Cynthia joins from compliance consultancy HedgeStart Partners, where she supported a variety of clients including hedge funds, asset managers, family offices and advisory firms.

Daniel joins from Octopus Investments, where he was the compliance manager, responsible for providing a diverse range of compliance support, monitoring and advice across the business.

At IMS, the new consultants will provide compliance services to a range of firms in the asset management and securities industry including hedge funds, asset managers, family offices, broking and private equity.

Michel van Leeuwen, group chief executive, IMS, said: “IMS continues to attract high calibre individuals, further strengthening our existing teams. The most recent hires of Diana, Cynthia and Daniel underpin IMS’ strong growth.”

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