The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will establish a presence in the US and Asia Pacific regions for the first time.

The move is part of the UK regulator’s aim to improve exports and inward investments as one of its growth commitments.

Under the watchdog’s new strategy, Tash Miah, who has been working in its international division covering non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) and leading the financial stability engagement group (FSEG) since 2022, will work closely with the Department for Business and Trade to advance UK-US financial services policy and regulatory cooperation, as well as supporting financial firms in the US to navigate UK regulation.

She started working at the British Embassy in Washington DC earlier this month.

Miah started her career at Morgan Stanley investment bank in London where she worked for sales and trading covering hedge fund clients, including a spell in Hong Kong from 2018 to 2019.

Additionally, Camille Blackburn will establish a regional office from July 2025 in her role as FCA’s director - Asia-Pacific.

Based in Australia, Blackburn will focus on supporting financial services firms to navigate regulation to enter the UK market or raise capital and provide UK firms with support expanding into the APAC region.

Blackburn has been the director of wholesale buyside at the FCA since 2022, responsible for supervision, policy and market analysis for asset management and related services.

She has 25 years’ experience in financial services regulation and has held senior regulatory roles at the Central Bank of Ireland, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Treasury.

“The UK is a global hub for financial services. We are committed to continuing to build our global network and international reputation,” said Sarah Pritchard, executive director, supervision, policy, competition and international. “These appointments will help us deliver on our mission to support growth through the export of UK financial services and attracting more inward investment to our shores.

“We recognise that major international investors want easier access to us, and having a presence in these key regions will help achieve that.”

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