Sahir Akbar

Sahir Akbar is the Managing Director of Prudential Regulation and Head of Finance. His main policy focus is own funds, large exposures, counterparty credit risk, and credit valuation adjustment, as well as being the primary contact for accounting issues, working closely with AFME’s Accounting division. He began his career as an auditor in the financial services audit division of KPMG, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant before moving into banking supervision at the Financial Services Authority (FSA). At the FSA and its successor, the Prudential Regulation Authority, he supervised a number of Category 1 wholesale and investment banks in the International Banks division and qualified as a CFA charter holder before managing the supervision of a portfolio of UK banks.