IFAC - Key Persons
Alastair is level 3 qualified mortgage broker with RO1, RO5 and CF6.
After leaving university Alastair started with Bank of Bermuda in 1998, working in Investments and Settlements and corporate actions. He was involved with a project to centralise the banks European back office activities to Dublin. After nearly 3 years he spent the next four years working for Global Asset Management in their alternative investments and corporate Secretarial area. Meeting his wife and moving to London in 2008, he took on a role with Bank of New York Mellon managing one of the UK's largest Hedge Funds. His appointment was a signature moment for IFAC and Alastair has been with the firm since 2016.
With over 33 years in the industry, Colin left the army and joined Sun Life of Canada and latterly moved through Lloyds TSB, Winterthur Life and Higham Group. Before joining IFAC, Colin spent 6 years at HJS Group as Compliance Manager most recently and has extensive experience dealing with FCA returns, providing training, complaints handling, audits, file checking and designing processes for firms to ensure they meet regulatory requirements
Izabela Siestrzykowska joined Sanlam Financial in 2010 and has qualified in accounts, and she also has a BA graudate degree.
Ken Baksh - Chief Investment Officer
Ken commenced employment as a trainee investment analyst in 1976 with Touche Remnant,a leading Investment Trust Group. He joined Legal and General Investment in 1987 as a senior portfolio manager and subsequently rose to the position of Head of European Equities, responsible for Life, Pension and Unit Trust portfolios worth over £1.2 billion. Since setting up his own investment consultancy in 2002, he has worked with a hedge fund, private clients, charities,stock brokers and IFA's providing a variety of investment services. He is a Fellow of the UK Society of Investment Professionals. When not glued to Bloomberg or the Financial Times, he runs, cycles and plays the piano.
Kirsty Turner - Chief Compliance Officer
With over 25 years in the industry, Kirsty qualified in Compliance at Prudential in 1998 as a validator for Direct Sales Force advice. Later moving to Towry Law, then to Origen (formerly Wentworth Rose FS) becoming an adviser whilst specialising in annuities and retirement options. Prior to IFAC, Kirsty was at LEBC Group as their Director of Policy and Risk, responsible for compliance, training, recruitment, complaints, pension transfers and file checking, having previously lead an advice team with a £10m budget.
Nick is level 4 qualified, has worked as IFA, in mortgage packaging firms, in broker sales, and across several national networks. MAQ, CF7, R01-5, CF7, J11, JO5 Dip PFS
Peter joined Broker Admin Technology in 2021 and has over 20 years' of experience in Financial Services working for some leading providers within Software, Investments, Pensions & Protection including Praemium, MGM, and Scottish Widows. Peter has extensive sales and relationship management experience and holds a number of CII Financial Planning qualifications.
Peter has had a successful career to date firstly in estate agency and then as a mortgage broker. Originally from North Wales, He lived in London for over 20 years and moved to Oxfordshire in 2019 and works in IFAC as a compliance consultant.