Senior Associate, Auckland
Andrew Suggate
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 0617
- M +64 22 341 5966
Profile
Andrew specialises in financial services law, advising domestic and offshore financial services businesses on all aspects of raising and investing capital, investment structuring, financial product (including insurance) offering and distribution, prudential and conduct regulation, consumer credit, financial advice and other financial services.
Andrew has extensive experience working in New Zealand and the United Kingdom advising banks, fund managers, insurers, non-bank deposit takers, FinTechs, private funds, consumer credit providers, financial advice businesses, brokers, investment platform providers and other financial services businesses.
- Twice recognised as a “Next Generation Lawyer” by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
- Ranked “Up and Coming” by Chambers and Partners
- Member of the Banking and Financial Services Law Associate (BFSLA)
- Member of the Institution of Financial Professions New Zealand (INFINZ)
Experience
Work highlights
Advising a major bank
on compliance with the climate-related disclosures regime
Advising a number of fund managers
including major banks, on the establishment of retail and wholesale managed investment and KiwiSaver funds
Advising a major commercial bank
on the establishment of discretionary investment management service (DIMS) for the bank's wealth management business
Advising an investment platform and broker
on obtaining NZX Participant status
Advising a major commercial bank
in relation to the establishment and bank's operation of the government's Business Finance Guarantee Scheme
Advising a number of investment managers
on establishment of private equity and venture capital funds, as well as overseas investment managers on wholesale fund of fund structures