








Articles and opinion
Date | Title | Contributors | Category | |
Feb 2021 | Rosalyn Breedy contributes to ‘Ethnicity in Corporate Governance’ report Lexis Nexis has published its Market Tracker Trend Report ‘Ethnicity in Corporate Governance Reporting 2020’ and Rosalyn Breedy has contributed insight alongside colleagues from Wedlake Bell Richard Isham and Laura Conway. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Ethnicity, Diversity, Corporate governance, Parker Review | |
Feb 2021 | Why direct investing into private equity is an attractive option for family office investors In an article first published by Wealth Adviser on 1 February 2021, Rosalyn Breedy explains why direct investing into private equity is an attractive option for family office investors. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices, Private Equity | ![]() |
Feb 2021 | Acumen, Capital and Purpose: Private Equity Insights for 2021 (first published on Campden FB) In an article first published by Campden FB, Rosalyn Breedy and Matthew Braithwaite, private client partner at Wedlake Bell share their private equity insights for family offices in 2021. |
Rosalyn Breedy, Matthew Braithwaite | Family Offices, Private Equity | ![]() |
Dec 2020 | Careers and Covid: Rosalyn advises on impressing your boss while working from home for CityWealth The transition from office to home working due to Covid-19 has been enabled by modern technology with video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Skype bridged the distance between employees and managers. But can it replace face-to-face interactions in the workplace in the long term? |
Rosalyn Breedy | Careers | ![]() |
Nov 2020 | Technological overhaul – time to assess the new legal risks Rosalyn Breedy, Partner and Head of Financial Services at Wedlake Bell cautions that UK wealth managers should take time to consider the new legal risks that arise in making a move to full digitisation. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Legal risks and digitisation | ![]() |
Apr 2020 | Protecting family wealth in tough times (first published in Wealth Briefing) The global pandemic and its associated economic impact is important for all people and will have a number of very different effects. For high net worth families, it will hit investments in some areas and create new opportunities (medical technology, treatments) in others. Families’ discussions concerning legacy, succession, asset transfer, values and goals take on an added edge in these fraught times. |
Rosalyn Breedy, Matt Braithwaite and Rebecca Longshaw | Coronavirus | ![]() |
Mar 2020 | Was the FCA “asleep at the wheel” when Woodford’s equity income fund went down? In an article first published by Financial Regulation International, Rosalyn Breedy argues that the regulatory system cannot work by relying on the regulator to monitor and oversee every authorised fund in the UK. What is required is a wholesale review of whether the current regulatory regime and government approach is fit for purpose for the next decade and beyond. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Financial Conduct Authority | ![]() |
Nov 2019 | UK retains strong attractions for financial firms post-Brexit The never-ending Brexit saga has cast a dark cloud over the UK, but there are still good reasons for international financial firms to locate there, not least because of its first class legal and regulatory system. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Brexit | ![]() |
Aug 2019 | Death, dementia or disaster - the importance of succession planning and adverse circumstances In her article for The Wealthnet, Rosayln Breedy shares a few of her observations on the need for good governance and succession planning. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Succession Planning, Family Offices | ![]() |
Jun 2019 | Succession planning for family offices (first published in GFOC Journal) A recent survey found that 38% of global family offices do not have a succession plan in place and this needs to change if family offices are to thrive beyond the current generation. So how can family offices be successful in succession? |
Rosalyn Breedy, Camilla Wallace | Succession Planning, Family Offices | ![]() |
Jun 2019 | SEC Regulation Best Interest – a missed opportunity? Rosalyn Breedy examines the proposal of Regulation Best Interest and Form Common Reporting Standard (CRS) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). |
Rosalyn Breedy | Investor Protection | |
Apr 2019 | Impact of the MiFID II costs and disclosures regime Rosalyn Breedy explores the impact of the MiFID II costs and disclosures regime and how firms are responding to the changes. |
Rosalyn Breedy, Knut A. Rostad and Darren M. Fogarty | MiFID II | ![]() |
Apr 2019 | Challenges for compliance officers in wealth management firms Earlier in February, Rosalyn Breedy examined the compliance challenges facing the wealth management industry at the 2019 Compeer Annual Conference ‘Adjusting to Change’ in London. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Brexit, compliance, cyber security, GDPR, wealth management | ![]() |
Nov 2018 | 60 seconds interview with Rosalyn Breedy (first published in Citywealth Magazine) In a recent 60 second interview with Citywealth Magazine, Rosalyn discusses how the financial services industry has changed and some lessons she has learnt working in the sector. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Financial services | ![]() |
Oct 2018 | Common Reporting Standard and IoT increase the cyber threat to family offices In an article first published by Campden FB, Rosalyn Breedy discusses how family offices can effectively prevent and mitigate cyber risk and, in the event that this point has passed, gives advice on crisis management considerations. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices, Cyber Security | |
Jun 2018 | Brexit: Challenges and choices for UK wealth, alternative investment firms Rosalyn Breedy explores the implications of Brexit for the wealth and wider investment industry, considering both opportunities and problems created in an article written for WealthBriefing. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Brexit | |
May 2018 | Why ‘frameworking’ not passporting might be the way forward for Brexit UK? In an article first published in Global Risk Regulator, part of the FT Group, Rosalyn Breedy discusses why the UK should focus on a framework-based approach for financial services ahead of impending Brexit. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Brexit | |
Feb 2018 | Before and beyond Brexit, the UK financial sector prepares for MiFID II Rosalyn Breedy considers a number of long-term strategic issues facing the financial services sector in her article first published in Law 360. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Global Banking - Mifid II | |
Jan 2018 | LEIs – The new global licence plate? The LEI, the global financial services industry’s car licence plate, is a 20-digit alpha-numeric code that uniquely identifies legal entities participating in financial transactions. Rosalyn Breedy, corporate and financial services partner at Wedlake Bell LLP, explains how firms need to prepare ahead of their introduction in January 2018. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Global Banking - Mifid II | ![]() |
Dec 2017 | Rosalyn Breedy featuring in ‘Winning Women’ Report Rosalyn Breedy has been appointed to the editorial panel for a report entitled ‘Winning Women’. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Rosalyn Breedy 'Winning Women' report | |
Oct 2017 | Grasp the nettle to secure the future of your family business With only one-in-eight family businesses making it to the third generation, what is the secret of their success? Rosalyn Breedy, has been advising family dynasties for more than 25 years and shares a few of her observations in an article for Campden FB. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | ![]() |
Jul 2017 | Industry response to the FCA asset management market study? (First published in Investment Week) The FCA Asset Management Market Study, published June 2017, acknowledged the vital role the UK asset management industry plays in managing the savings and pensions of millions of people, allocating capital, performing corporate governance and contributing positively to the UK economy. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Wealth management | |
Jul 2017 | Gunshots, Litigation and Heartbreak – How to Avoid Disputes in Family Businesses (First published in Wealth Briefing) The death last November of Huang Jung- tu, Taiwanese founder of Mayfull’s Food corporation $3 billion meat importing and hotel business, tragically resulted in a bitter dispute between his six sons over dividing the business empire. Rosalyn Breedy... |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Jul 2017 | Response to FCA competition study: Why asset managers must embrace change In response to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Asset Management Market Study, published last month, which acknowledged the vital role the UK asset management industry plays in managing the savings and pensions of millions, Rosalyn Breedy explains why UK asset managers should tackle their operating models to develop financial firms fit for the 21st century. |
Rosalyn Breedy | UK asset management industry | |
Jul 2017 | Is it the right time for a fiduciary duty? (First published in Investment Week) Too much emphasis is being placed on how we can continue to sell financial products to Europe once we leave the EU, rather than the more important question as to whether the products promoted are any good, particularly the sort of products that are likely to be of interest to high net worth private investors |
Rosalyn Breedy | Is it the right time for a fiduciary duty? (First published in Investment Week) | |
Jul 2017 | Governing and Professionalising your Family Business to Success The critical issues facing family businesses and how family owners can ensure their businesses remain successful were on the agenda of a seminar last month hosted by Kim Lalli, senior partner of Wedlake Bell and founder of the firm’s India practice and Sonu Bhasin, founder of Families and Business. Rosalyn Breedy, corporate and financial services partner at Wedlake Bell, reports. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Jul 2017 | Hat-trick of Regulatory Changes Offers Opportunity to Tighten up Rosalyn Breedy, and Blair Adams of Wedlake Bell, advise IFAs to firm up their processes and paperwork in Citywire’s New Model Adviser magazine. New rules concerning major management, product governance and suitability are set to come into force in 2018. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Hat-trick of Regulatory Changes Offers Opportunity to Tighten up | ![]() |
Jun 2017 | Professionalising The Family Business - first published in Wealth Briefing UK family businesses have been shown to be less productive than their peer group of non-family businesses in UK in a recent survey by the Office of National Statistics. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Dec 2016 | Call for better investor protection in International Financial Law Review Is it time that the regulatory focus in the financial services industry shifts away from the authorisation of products towards the needs of investors? In an article in the December/January 2017 edition of International Financial Law Review, Rosalyn Breedy argues that assumptions regarding the sophistication of high net worth investors are actually putting clients at greater risk. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Call for better investor protection in International Financial Law Review | ![]() |
Nov 2016 | Compliance challenges for wealth management Rosalyn Breedy chaired a wealth management panel at the Compliance and Operations Summit 2016 in London on Tuesday 29 November. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Wealth management | |
Nov 2016 | Investor protection and regulatory issues for family offices - postponed Rosalyn Breedy will be speaking at the Informa Family Office Forum on 6 December 2016 in London. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Nov 2016 | Rosalyn Breedy named as top corporate lawyer in 2017 Spear’s 500 “Undeniably, one of the leading lawyers of her generation”, Rosalyn Breedy has been recognised as one of the UK’s top five corporate lawyers in the 2017 edition of the Spear’s 500 directory. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Spear's 500 | |
Sep 2016 | Factors driving the growth and making the family office the first choice for UHNWIs In an article written for Campden FB, Rosalyn Breedy explains why the family office structure has become so popular for wealth preservation and how newer family offices are taking the opportunity to diversify their investments to reflect family interests. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family offices | |
Sep 2016 | A new dawn for passion investment for the ultra wealthy In an article written for Spear's, Rosalyn Breedy outlines the considerations for the ultra-wealthy when making passion investments |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family offices | |
Jul 2016 | Implications for international private investors and UK wealth management Rosalyn Breedy shares her wealth management advice in her latest article and tackles the implications of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Wealth management | |
Jul 2016 | Rosalyn Breedy shares post-Brexit wealth management advice Rosalyn Breedy shares her wealth management advice in her latest article, ‘Implications for international private wealth and UK wealth management’, which tackles the implications of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Wealth management | |
Jun 2016 | A warm welcome: As non-doms in Britain begin to feel the chill, where might they go next and why? Rosalyn Breedy spoke on the panel, ‘A warm welcome: As non-doms in Britain begin to feel the chill, where might they go next and why?’ at the Spear's Wealth Insight Forum in London on 18 May. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Wealth Management | |
Jun 2016 | Gunshots, litigation and heartbreak – lessons in how to avoid disputes in family businesses First published in WealthBriefing After a recent dispute over dividing a family business empire ended tragically, Rosalyn Breedy examines the importance of a strategic plan for family businesses. In this article, first published in WealthBriefing, Rosalyn explores the angles a strategic plan needs to consider and considers some of the challenges that family businesses may face. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Businesses | |
Mar 2016 | Wedlake Bell nominated for Citywealth's Law Firm of the Year Award Wedlake Bell has been shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year, London in the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Awards | |
Mar 2016 | No place to hide for family offices in face of transparency agenda First published in World Finance Magazine In this article, first published in World Finance Magazine, Rosalyn Breedy looks at the new jurisdictions that will implement international fiscal and enhanced anti-money laundering requirements, and the implications they will have on private family offices. Rosalyn explores why the government is pressing forward with this transparency agenda, and presents some of the options that private family offices should consider. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Nov 2015 | Rosalyn Breedy one of the ‘leading lawyers of her generation’ says Spear’s 500 Rosalyn Breedy has been included in this year’s edition of Spear’s 500 as a top corporate lawyer. She is noted as a ‘trusted adviser to budding HNW entrepreneurs and financial heavyweights’. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Spear's 500 | |
Sep 2015 | New chapter at Wedlake Bell Rosalyn Breedy has joined London Law firm Wedlake Bell in its corporate and financial services team. |
Rosalyn Breedy | New chapter | |
May 2015 | Top 20 Lawyer and Power Woman in Citywealth Leaders 2015 The Citywealth Leaders List has recognised Rosalyn Breedy in their honours roll for Top 20 Lawyers and Power Women in 2015. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Awards | |
Mar 2015 | Bloomberg report: The future of family offices Rosalyn Breedy was interviewed by Vinjeru Mkandawire for the chapter on ‘Regulation’ in the latest Bloomberg report on The Future of Family Offices. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Jan 2015 | Family office property investment in 2015 Beware the new EU regulatory environment 2014 saw the private wealth sector ramping up investment in the UK commercial property asset class to record levels. UK-based single family offices that would have invested in property directly, have been structuring their property investment via funds and need to take care that they are not caught by a range of post financial crisis regulations. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Property investment | |
Dec 2014 | Ultra-high-net-worth clients – Three dos and three don’ts In a Citywealth Mentors presentation to professional advisers in the private wealth sector, on 17 November, Rosalyn Breedy of Forsters Solicitors highlighted the keys to success in working with ultra-wealthy clients |
Rosalyn Breedy | Private wealth sector | |
Jun 2014 | Fiduciary standards - where next? (first published in Wealth Briefing) Could the US secure a significant competitive advantage in extending the fiduciary standard? Rosalyn Breedy, an expert in financial services regulation and wealth management law, examines the implications of an extended fiduciary standard within the UK and the US. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Extended Fiduciary Standard | ![]() |
Sep 2013 | Alternative Investment Fund Management Groups - do you need to re-structure? First published in Wealth Briefing. Managers of EU alternative investment funds, or non-EU alternative investment funds marketed into the EU, with assets under management above or nearing the Eur 100mn threshold need to lift their heads up from trying to comply with the detail of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). According to Rosalyn Breedy, some managers may need to step back from the small print and consider whether they need to re-structure or even close down.“Managers of EU alternative investment funds (AIFs), or of non-EU AIFs marketed into the EU, have faced an onslaught of new regulation and legislation over the last three years. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Funds | |
Feb 2013 | Family Offices – the preferred entity for the super-rich To fully meet the needs of a family office, an adviser needs to take time to understand the role, function, antecedents, stage of development and strategy of a family office. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | ![]() |
Dec 2012 | A fresh approach for investment opportunities in emerging markets Family offices around the globe are increasingly aware of the growth that is coming from the developing economies of the world. |
Guest spot, by Simon Hopkins of Milltrust | Family Offices | |
Dec 2012 | Think Dodd-Frank Accountants advising clients with activities need to be aware of new US investment SEC requirements |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Nov 2012 | MENA fund managers need to clarify their pitch to family offices According to the MENA Private Equity Annual report, the commitment period of 75 funds targeting the MENA region between 2005 and 2008 will mostly have expired by the end of 2012. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | |
Aug 2012 | Dissecting Dodd - Frank Rosalyn Breedy surveys the landscape for family offices following the implementation of the Dodd Frank Act in the US for Family Office Global. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | ![]() |
Aug 2012 | Keeping it in the family - HFM Week As the hedge fund industry gears itself increasingly towards large institutional investors, the investment needs of family offices are in danger of being overlooked, according to Kirstie Brewer of HFM Week. |
Kirstie Brewer | Family Offices | ![]() |
Feb 2012 | Regulatory heat forces tough decisions for family offices in 2012 (part 3) Rosalyn Breedy considers whether private investors will be better protected under the new regime for financial regulation |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | ![]() |
Jan 2012 | Regulatory heat forces tough decisions for family offices in 2012 (part 2) Rosalyn Breedy outlines the implications for family offices of the Dodd-Frank Reforms and the AIFMD. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | ![]() |
Jan 2012 | Regulatory heat forces tough decisions for family offices in 2012 (part 1) Based on a speech given by Rosalyn Breedy at the Elite Summit, Montreux, Switzerland in November 2011 |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Offices | ![]() |
Jun 2011 | No According to Rosalyn Breedy, there is very little research available regarding the specific requirements of ultra high net worth women and therefore little understanding amongst traditional wealth managers. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Wealth Management | |
Feb 2011 | Single Family Offices – What you need to know, and some things you wish you did not. Based upon a speech presented at the IIR Wealth Management & Family Office Conference, London, November 2010. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Office | |
Jan 2011 | Single family offices fail to profit from regulatory environment Single family offices are missing out on investment opportunities and incurring unnecessary costs because of out-dated misconceptions regarding FSA authorisation and regulation, according to Rosalyn Breedy, managing partner of Breedy Henderson Solicitors. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Office | ![]() |
Dec 2010 | Guest spot: Art to see over Christmas Ann Dumas is a curator at the Royal Academy of Arts. She was responsible for the exhibition The Real Van Gogh: the Artist and his Letters and is now working on an exhibition of Degas dancers. She also advises private collectors. |
Ann Dumas, curator at the Royal Academy of Arts | Art | |
Nov 2010 | An art foundation – A living will? 271 Picassos were sat in a garage in the South of France, worth over £50 million. Rosalyn Breedy argues that an art foundation can prevent such a situation recurring. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Art | ![]() |
Oct 2010 | Disruptive business models – If you can’t beat them… Disruptive business models are important in the private wealth industry as they can create wealthy entrepreneurs very quickly and potentially destroy the value of significant holdings in traditional provides sometimes overnight |
Rosalyn Breedy | Entrepreneurs | |
Sep 2010 | Guest spot: Private investment funds in Jersey As a result of the turmoil in the global financial markets in the past two years there is a movement by family offices and private capital investors towards bespoke asset management solutions |
Simon Howard, Howard Law, Jersey | Offshore | |
Sep 2010 | Capital scarcity points to joint venture opportunities As companies consider their growth strategies, we are seeing a marked move towards the popularity of joint ventures. With the continued restricted availability of investment capital, it is easy to see the attractions. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Entrepreneurs | |
Sep 2009 | Survival of the Single Family office The Single Family office (‘SFO’) is under assault. |
Rosalyn Breedy | Family Office | ![]() |