Compliancy Services appoints SARB retail director

Compliancy Services has appointed Claire Wilkinson as retail director to oversee the sale and rent back (SARB) arm of its business to support firms - either operating in or looking towards the SARB market - with the FSA’s regulatory requirements.

The specialist arm was recently launched to aid SARB firms, many of whom have never previously been regulated, deal with the often complex and time-consuming requirements of achieving and maintaining FSA authorisation.

Claire has 23 years experience in the financial services industry across a variety of management positions. Previous roles include compliance inspector for the Mortgage Code Compliance Board; head of compliance at Mortgage Next and associate compliance director at the Regulatory Alliance of Mortgage Packagers (RAMP). She will initially be tasked with liaising with the FSA and getting firms ready for full authorisation.

Ben Mason, director at Compliancy Services, commented:

“Claire brings terrific insight, experience and expertise to our proposition. She has already fully digested the recent FSA SARB consultation paper and is working closely with a number of firms to ensure that they fully understand their regulatory requirements.

“We already have a significant penetration and reputation in the SARB market and have guided almost a third of all authorised firms through their compliance procedures. Our intention is to become the leading provider of FSA Compliance to the sale and rent back sector and Claire’s appointment only goes to reinforce this message.”