As a former private client portfolio manager and alternatives specialist, my move into the buy-side management consulting industry has been hugely satisfying, helping firms change for the better. My consulting engagements have extended across a wide range of projects and clients, including several target operating model design exercises, specialist software application selection and industry research pieces. I have supported clients as they considered the practical impact of regulation, including MiFID II and CASS, and through our pre-eminence in outsourcing, with its multifarious requirements, I have supported small start-up to large multi-stream programmes as clients seek to move back and middle office functions externally.