Alexandra Ruddy 

Alex is Group Managing Director of Collas Crill Regulatory and Compliance, based in our Jersey office.

Experience

Alex has extensive experience in AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions issues, policies and procedures, fraud and asset tracing. At Collas Crill she provides litigation support, including assisting colleagues on accounting matters. 

During her career she has assisted financial services businesses in developing bespoke solutions to regulatory issues, working closely with board members and key persons. Alex is well versed in helping businesses strengthen their governance frameworks and control environments, taking a pragmatic approach to corporate governance matters.

Alex has regularly been appointed as a reporting professional, inspector, and skilled person by regulatory authorities in relation to trust company, fund services, and insurance businesses. This has often comprised the review of complex structures and opining on compliance with the relevant legal and regulatory regime. Alex has also assisted clients subject to enforcement action supporting legal advisers.

Alex has also assisted financial services businesses in designing remediation plans, undertaking remedial actions, and performing validation exercises post-remediation.

She has also delivered effective training for a range of audiences from board to more bespoke training in relation to the embedding of new controls.

Background

Prior to joining Collas Crill, Alex was one of the founding directors of Oben Regulatory. She also spent considerable time in practice with two of the Big Four accountancy firms and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Choosing to specialise in forensic accounting and regulatory consulting, Alex held a senior position at Deloitte. During this time, alongside her regulatory advisory work, she provided litigation support in complex investigations involving fraudulently altered or incomplete records, as well as in matrimonial matters. This work continued throughout her time at Oben.

Alex is Chair of the Institute of Directors Jersey branch and co-founder of the Mind the Gap Community.