Britannia Global Markets Limited
Chris Williamson has extensive experience in the financial industry, with a focus on Client Assets (CASS) and regulatory governance. Chris currently holds the position of Head of Client Assets (CASS) at Britannia Global Markets Limited since March 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a CASS SME Senior Consultant at the same company and as a CASS Senior Consultant at Deutsche Bank. Chris also served as an Audit Team Lead Consultant (CASS) at Protiviti, where they successfully completed a CASS Risk & Controls Audit for a large asset management firm.
Before joining Protiviti, Chris held various positions at reputable financial institutions such as Citi, Credit Suisse, and Lehman Brothers, where they served in roles related to regulatory oversight and governance. Chris also has experience as a Senior Consultant in CASS SME, regulatory control, and risk management at Inspiracion Consulting, where they managed and reviewed CASS projects for UBS, Morgan Stanley, and Barclays Capital. Additionally, they worked as an Operation Director at Pall Mall Partners and in regulatory control and project management at Morgan Stanley.
Overall, Chris Williamson has a strong background in CASS, regulatory compliance, risk management, and project management within the financial industry.
Chris Williamson has a MA (Hons) degree in German from The University of Edinburgh, which they obtained from 1992 to 1996. Chris also studied at Freie Universität Berlin from 1994 to 1995, focusing on Germanistik and Geschichte. Additionally, Chris has a PG Dip in Finance from Alliance Manchester Business School, a CIMA Management Accounting Certificate from CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accounting, an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) from CFA UK IMC, and a Prince2 certification in Project Management. Chris also holds an ISMA Foundation Certificate from ICMA, earned in 2001.
Britannia Global Markets Limited
Britannia Global Markets is a complete multi-asset brokerage offering execution, give-ins and give-ups, custody, and clearing services for a range of financial products to institutions, corporations and UHNWs. Britannia offers access to major worldwide derivative markets including Stock Indices, Interest Rates, Precious and Base Metals, Agriculturals, Energies, Financials, Spot and Forward Foreign Exchange and Equities. We are a member of world-renowned exchanges including the London Stock Exchange, the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange. Britannia Global Markets is part of Britannia Financial Group, which is a leading international financial services group headquartered in London. Britannia Global Markets Limited is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Risk Warning: CFDs, Futures, Options and other derivative products are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how they work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Professional clients can lose more than they deposit. All trading involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future results.