Andy has specialised in providing proactive compliance and business support services to hedge funds and other niche financial services businesses for almost 20 years. He joined HedgeStart in November 2004 through the merger of his own compliance consulting business, Fundstart Limited, which he had founded in January 2001. Fundstart clients included hedge fund managers, wealth managers, corporate finance firms and family offices. As well as regulatory compliance (FSA applications, regulatory advice, training and compliance monitoring), Fundstart also provided operational and business infrastructure support services.

Prior to Fundstart, Andy held positions with three highly successful hedge fund managers: Buchanan Partners, Regent Kingpin and Adelphi Capital. In each case, his involvement stretched from prior to their inception through to each of them becoming $1 billion+ managers. For each of these managers (whose strategies included active value, long-short, futures and arbitrage) Andy was responsible for the non-trading side of the company including compliance, operations, infrastructure, political risk analysis and liaison with service providers such as prime brokers, administrators, banks, stock-loan counterparties and clearing service companies. Additionally, whilst at Buchanan Partners, his role also included setting up a securities broking operation.

Andy started his career with Manufacturers Hanover Global Securities in 1986, after graduating from Manchester University, where he read Economics.

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