Michelle has oversight of the regulatory services business with specific responsibility for the management of standalone Automatic Exchange of Information (“AEOI”, also known as FATCA and CRS), country-by-country reporting (“CbCR”) and Depository Lite services for clients. This includes coordinating the registration, due diligence and reporting of account holders under FATCA and CRS, notification and reporting as required under CbCR, and cash monitoring, safe-keeping and oversight under the AIFMD rules.

Michelle brings more than ten years of experience in the hedge fund industry and is a recognised industry expert on AEOI, as well as CbCR, and has participated in numerous industry seminars on the practical implications of these regulatory regimes. Michelle’s experience as a qualified lawyer and Chartered Accountant gives her a unique perspective into evolving laws and regulations, and she leverages this insight to help clients meet their compliance requirements.

Prior to joining the Maples Group, Michelle was Head of Banking and Custody at Credit Suisse AG in the Cayman Islands where she was responsible for the provision of banking and custody services to Prime Fund Services clients in the hedge fund industry. Michelle was also Head of Fund Accounting at Fortis Prime Fund Solutions in the British Virgin Islands and held a managerial position at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in New Zealand. Michelle began her career as an accountant at Hunter Brocklebank Dey Chartered Accountants and as an accountant and then manager with Rutherfords Chartered Accountants. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from the University of Canterbury. She is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor in High Court of Dunedin, New Zealand.