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Kirsten Kern

Head of Financial Services Regulatory · Bowmans

South AfricaBanking & Finance, Financial Services Regulation

About

Head of Bowmans’ Financial Services Regulatory Practice in South Africa, advising local and international clients on banking and financial regulatory law. Regularly represents clients before South African regulators and assists with registration, licensing/authorisation, ongoing compliance, regulatory enforcement, and product structuring, distribution and marketing.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceFinancial Services RegulationRegulatory ComplianceLicensing & Authorisation

Office

Expertise

Banking regulationLicensing and authorisationRegulatory enforcementProduct structuring and distributionFinancial intelligence / AML mattersConsumer credit and consumer protection regulationInteractions with South African regulators (National Credit Regulator, Financial Sector Conduct Authority, South African Reserve Bank, Prudential Authority, Financial Intelligence Centre, National Consumer Commission)

Education

  • LLB, Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg) — cum laude
  • LLM, Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg) — cum laude