Therese Chambers

Therese Chambers began her career in private practice in the City as a commercial litigator. She has spent 20 years in UK regulatory enforcement at the FCA and FSA, running investigations and conducting litigation in relation to some of the most high-profile, complex and challenging regulatory enforcement cases. She is an acknowledged expert on UK financial services regulation and her experience and expertise cover the full range of the FCA’s jurisdiction. Therese is the joint Executive Director of the FCA’s Enforcement and Market Oversight Division which is responsible for the FCA’s responsibilities for market monitoring, delivery of the functions of the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) and the investigation and prosecution of misconduct pursuing and remedying misconduct using the whole spectrum of criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and remedies against firms and individuals.

Previously Therese has been the Director for Retail & Regulatory Investigations, responsible for the FCA’s retail investigations portfolio, which included anti-money laundering, pension scams and mis-selling investigations. She has also held the position of Director of Consumer Investments, responsible for leading the FCA’s work to protect consumers from the harm caused by scams, poor investments and unsuitable investment advice. During that time Therese was also responsible for the delivery of the FCA’s Consumer Investments Strategy.