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Provided by Grania Baird
Practice Areas
Grania leads the financial services regulatory and funds practice at Farrer & Co. She has over 20 years of experience acting for clients across the sector, including private banks, wealth managers, asset managers, and more recently payment services firms and Fintech businesses.
Grania has advised clients on the significant legal and regulatory changes impacting the financial services sector over the years. Recent examples include advising on the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR), the impact of the Asset Management Market Study (AMMS) on authorised fund managers, continuing to advise clients on the impact of Brexit and advising clients on the changes introduced by the FCA and PRA to address the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Grania regularly advises clients on conduct of business matters including drafting and reviewing terms of business, product governance issues, distribution and outsourcing arrangements. She has advised many private banks on the regulatory environment for retail lending, including advice on documentation and procedures. Increasingly, Grania has been working with clients on ways to enhance the client experience including advising firms on the use of technology consistent with legal and regulatory requirements.
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Grania Baird of Farrer & Co advises clients on a range of open-ended funds matters, including governance, documentation and reconstruction. She is perhaps most well known for her expertise in the interplay between financing services regulations and investment funds.
Grania Baird leads the financial services regulatory and funds practice at Farrer & Co. Baird has particular experience in the sphere of wealth management, regularly advising clients on compliance with regulatory change.
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Provided by Chambers
"Grania supports clients extremely well and with efficiency. She understands mandates quickly and provides written confirmation to clients promptly."
"Grania is very professional and she strikes a good balance, being outspoken as well."
"Grania is always helpful and pragmatic."
"Grania is a highly knowledgeable and experienced lawyer who is also a pleasure to work with. She feels like a safe pair of hands."
"It is a pleasure to work with Grania and her team. Her and their knowledge and experience is second to none, and the advice we have received has proved invaluable."
"Grania's team provide a high level of service."
"Grania supports clients extremely well and with efficiency. She understands mandates quickly and provides written confirmation to clients promptly."
"Grania is very professional and she strikes a good balance, being outspoken as well."
"Grania is always helpful and pragmatic."
"Grania is a highly knowledgeable and experienced lawyer who is also a pleasure to work with. She feels like a safe pair of hands."
"It is a pleasure to work with Grania and her team. Her and their knowledge and experience is second to none, and the advice we have received has proved invaluable."
"Grania's team provide a high level of service."
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