Authorisation and Regulatory Services

	Mr Richard Collins Managing Director, Authorisation and Regulatory Services
	Mr. Collins is a graduate in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, England. He qualified as a chartered accountant with one of the leading worldwide firms and subsequently went on to build up over twenty years' experience of working in financial services regulation at a number of blue chip UK, US and European global financial institutions., including being appointed as Group Compliance Director at one of the UK's top banking institutions for four and a half years. Most recently, before taking up his assignment at the Regulatory Authority, Mr. Collins was a partner with a UK based international consultancy firm. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, a Fellow of the Society of Advanced Legal Studies and a Tribunal Member of the UK Accountancy Investigation and Disciplinary Board. He is also a Member of the Guild of International Bankers and was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London in 2006. He has spoken widely at international conferences and has written a number of articles on a variety of financial services regulatory issues.

	Mr Louis Serret Director, Authorisation and Regulatory Services
	Mr. Serret has had extensive experience in various regulatory roles, most recently in financial services regulation. He has held senior positions at regulatory institutions within Australia including 5 years at the Insurance and Superannuation Commission and subsequently in 1999 with the newly formed prudential regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Mr. Serret held the position of Senior Manager predominately in the supervision branch and then within the Enforcement branch. During this time, Mr. Serret was responsible for the prudential supervision of a variety of entities including credit unions, retail superannuation funds and general insurers. He was also involved in a number of projects primarily aimed at improving the level of prudential management within the superannuation industry. Most recently, Mr. Serret spent 18 months in the enforcement branch of APRA coordinating a multi jurisdictional investigation into the abuse of financial reinsurance by general insurers operating in Australia. Prior to his role at APRA, Mr. Serret has also held the position of Manager at the Insurance and Superannuation Commission. A Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accountants Australia, Mr. Serret holds a Graduate Diploma in Finance from the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FinSIA) as well as a Bachelors degree in Business Accounting from the University of Western Sydney.

	Mr Garry Monksfield Director, Authorisation and Regulatory Services
	Mr. Monksfield is a qualified Chartered Insurer and Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and holds diplomas and certificates in the fields of Compliance, Financial Planning and Asset Management.  He has been employed in the UK Financial Services Industry for over twenty five years as an industry practitioner and as Compliance Officer by major UK based firms conducting both Retail and Wholesale activities in domestic and international markets. More recently he worked at one of the UK’s top Financial Services Groups for over eight years, including being appointed as their Deputy Group Compliance Director.  A former president of a local UK Chartered Insurance Institute and a tutor for their Associate Qualification, Mr Monksfield has spoken at a number of UK and International conferences on financial services and regulatory compliance related topics.