Sam Ashton

Sam Ashton is an experienced compliance professional currently serving as the Head of Compliance (SMF16) at MUFG Pension & Market Services since December 2022, overseeing a second line monitoring team and managing regulatory changes and queries. Prior roles include Compliance Operations Manager at Hargreaves Lansdown and Compliance Monitoring Manager at Computershare, with earlier experience as Client Assets Assistant Manager at Royal London and Compliance Executive at Target Loan Servicing, focusing on CASS compliance and rule mapping. Sam Ashton also has a background in finance, featuring a tenure as Finance Manager responsible for financial reporting and account management, and holds credentials from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).