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Credentials

About Gordon McMurray

A Chartered Banker by profession, Gordon has been immersed in the securities and banking industries since 1977. In 2000, he launched NRS Regulatory Services which became one of the UK's leading specialist regulatory consultancies. He took compliance online, with ComplianceWizard, which enabled him to specialise further without the need to incur the overheads of running a traditional 'high street' office.

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Positions held

1977-1985: Retail Banker and Legal Clerk, Royal Bank of Scotland

1985-1987: Assistant Principal of Legal & Securities, Barclays Bank Scotland

1987-1997: Group Compliance Officer and Head of Internal Audit, Murray Johnstone Group

1996-1998: Director, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments

1997-1999: Director Regulation and Performance Verification, KPMG

1999-2000: General Manager, Walter Scott & Partners

2000-2018: Managing Director then Chairman, NRS Regulatory Services

2001-present: Managing Director, The Easyrule Corporation (now Compliance Wizard Limited)

2022 - present: Consultant to Rawlins Regulatory Limited (trading as Compliance Wizard)

Principal qualifications

Chartered Banker, CIOBS Scotland (MCIBS)

Member, Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (MCSI)

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Awards won

Winner: CEO Monthly - Compliance Officer of the Year 2017 (Gordon)

Winner: ACQG Gamechanger of the Year 2017 (Gordon)

Shortlisted: Thomson Reuters Compliance Awards 2015 - Most Effective Compliance Training Programme (NRS)

Shortlisted: Thomson Reuters Compliance Awards 2014 - Best Consulting Firm of the Year (NRS)

Winner: Thomson Reuters Compliance Awards 2013 - Outstanding Long-Term Services to the Compliance Industry (Gordon)

Shortlisted: Thomson Reuters Compliance Awards 2012 - Best Consulting Firm of the Year (NRS)

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About Simon Hebb

An investment manager by profession, Simon has been an FSA/FCA approved individual since 2004 – with CF30 and current SPS issued by CISI for both retail investment products and securities. He is an experienced, pragmatic and dedicated compliance professional. Simon is a  a Chartered Fellow of the CISI and holds the level 6 Diploma in Investment Compliance and sits on the CISI Compliance Special Interest Group.

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Simon has been active as Compliance Oversight (SMF16) and previously acted as  Director (SMF3) of an FCA-authorised MiFID firm since 2019. Prior to which he had acted as a compliance manager and led the firm’s MiFID 2 project plan and implementation and then its SM&CR project.

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Simon has many years’ experience within Financial Services, the majority spent in investment and portfolio management. This includes participation at senior management level on various committees and fund selection panels. In addition to my compliance expertise, I also have extensive, hands-on experience in marketing, investment management and business strategy.

Since being selected by Citywire in 2011 as one of the ‘top 30 under 30’ in the UK’s investment industry, Simon has been  featured periodically in various trade articles.

 

 Since 2010 Simon has worked alongside Gordon as client firm and in 2022 agreed to purchase and maintain the IP of Compliance Wizard Limited alongside supporting existing clients whilst also looking to grow the firm into a specialised compliance consultancy practice.

Positions held

1999-2003: Various roles with Standard Life Bank and Standard Life Assurance Company

2003-2004:  Independent Financial Advisor 

2004 -2009:  Investment Manager, Rensburg Sheppards

2009-2010: Business Development Manager, IM Asset Management

2010- Present: Gore Browne Investment Management

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