Ocorian’s Bovill Newgate appoints US Practice Lead

Portia Amato

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Specialist financial services regulatory consultancy, Bovill Newgate, part of the Ocorian group, has recruited Portia Amato as US Practice Lead as it continues to expand its services for local and global clients.

She joins from regulatory compliance consulting firm IQEQ where she was Managing Director based in New York. She brings over 20 years’ experience working in the US – from compliance consultancy to leading inhouse compliance at investment and asset management firms.

At Bovill Newgate she will be responsible for leading and building the US team while overseeing the delivery of US regulatory consulting services to clients, as well as growing the business in the US and globally. She will report to Rebecca Thorpe, Global Head of Regulatory Consulting.

Rebecca Thorpe, Global Head of Regulatory Consulting at Ocorian and Bovill Newgate said: “The US is an important market for Bovill Newgate both for growing our business and further enhancing services for global clients. Portia’s experience and expertise in the US will be a major asset for the group as we continue to expand.”

Portia Amato added: “It’s a great time to be joining Ocorian and Bovill Newgate in the US. I look forward to working with our expanding team to further develop our presence in the regulatory consulting and fund administration sectors in the US and deliver enhanced value to our clients through our unique combination of local expertise and global capabilities.”

Bovill Newgate, which opened its New York office in 2020, delivers a global offering across the UK, the Channel Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mauritius and the Americas.

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About Bovill Newgate 

Bovill Newgate is an Ocorian company and specialist financial services regulatory consultancy with a multi-jurisdictional offering across the UK, the Channel Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mauritius, and the Americas.

The firm helps its clients meet complex and evolving regulatory obligations, providing certainty and peace of mind. Its clients are firms of every size across the financial services sector. Bovill-Newgate supports its clients in managing regulatory change and dealing with regulatory scrutiny. Providing advice on regulatory change and preventing financial crime, applications to regulators, building or enhancing regulatory frameworks, conducting compliance investigations or diagnostics, training and fulfilling prescribed roles, Bovill Newgate have experts based across the world’s key financial centres who operate globally, acting as one team.

About Ocorian

Ocorian is a global leader in fund services, corporate and trust services, capital markets, and regulatory and compliance support.

Unlocking new value for its clients across jurisdictions and service lines is Ocorian’s priority; it manages over 17,000 structures on behalf of 8,000+ clients including financial institutions, large-scale international organisations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Ocorian provides fully compliant, tailored solutions that are individual to clients’ needs, no matter where in the world they hold financial interests, or however they are structured.

The group offers a full suite of corporate, fund and private client services across a network of offices spanning all the world’s financial hubs. Locations include Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, UAE, the UK, and the US.

To find out more about Ocorian and its services, including regulatory information, visit www.ocorian.com