Gem Compliance Consulting

Straightforward guidance to businesses on financial services regulation
Gem Compliance Consulting Limited is an independent compliance consultancy firm that provides outsourced compliance guidance, training and project related services to financial services companies, including investment managers, hedge funds, accountants and actuaries, life and pensions companies and money services businesses.

The firm was created in 2005. The Managing Director and key consultant is Gillian Gallacher. Gillian has worked in the financial services industry since 1986 and has specialised in compliance roles since 1993. She has worked on the regulatory side of the industry and has also held FSA approved Compliance Officer roles.

Gem Compliance Consulting has offices in London and Edinburgh and provides services to clients throughout the UK.

Gem Compliance Consulting is a member of the Association of Professional Compliance Consultants, a trade body active in enhancing the professional standards of compliance consultants.
Gillian Gallacher
Gillian has worked in the financial services industry since starting her career as a graduate trainee with Scottish Widows in 1986. She has specialised in compliance roles since 1993 and has held various senior management positions.

Prior to establishing Gem Compliance she was Head of Regulation and Money Laundering Reporting Officer with the Royal Bank of Scotland’s life assurance, pensions and investment company and subsequently with Hewitt Associates, one of the world’s leading employee benefit consultancies.

She also has experience on the regulatory side of the industry having spent two years as a Principal Regulatory Officer with Lloyd's of London.

She has in depth experience of a number of different regulatory regimes including pre FSA (PIA, IMRO), FSA regulation, the Lloyd's market, designated professional firms and payment services institutions.

Gillian has a law degree (LLB), and the full Financial Planning Certificate (FPC). She also has the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment Diploma in Investment Compliance, Investment Administration Qualification and Certificate in Risk in Financial Services. She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (Chartered MCSI) and the Personal Finance Society (Cert PFS).