Andrew Bangura
Clayton Utz
Andrew is a Director in Clayton Utz's Risk Advisory practice, with over 17 years of experience spanning risk management and regulatory compliance within the financial services industry. Beginning his career in trading and project roles at a global investment bank, Andrew developed a deep understanding of financial markets before transitioning into risk and regulatory advisory. His expertise lies in financial markets-related reform, front-office conduct, regulatory enforcement and remediation, and leveraging technology to deliver innovative solutions to complex operational and compliance challenges.
He is a collaborative problem-solver who combines technical expertise with strong interpersonal skills to help clients navigate regulatory complexity, enhance operational resilience, and achieve strategic objectives.
Acted as independent expert under a Court-enforceable undertaking, assessing the systems and controls of a major market intermediary following breaches of ASIC’s Market Integrity Rules.
Acted as an independent expert for a BBSW-related Court-enforceable undertaking with ASIC for a major Australian bank.
Delivered IBOR transition projects for several major Australian and European banks.
Led several impact assessments and regulatory implementation projects for domestic and global banks and asset managers related to OTC derivative reforms and MiFID II.
Delivered a multi-year market conduct training program for a major Australian bank to address the requirements of an enforceable undertaking following instances of benchmark abuse.
Developed and implemented legal and regulatory obligation registers for a North American bank and a UK subsidiary of an Australian investment firm, leveraging AI tools and regulatory horizon-scanning solutions.