Simon O’Brien joined the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in September 2015. He leads the Markets Department, which is responsible for the authorisation and supervision of Market Infrastructures (Exchanges, Clearing Houses, MTFs and OTFs), the FSRA Listing Authority, and FSRA Market Surveillance. As part of his responsibilities, Simon focuses on developing a robust capital market within ADGM, having led key projects including the development of ADGM’s Virtual Asset regulatory framework, its Spot Commodities/Environmental Instruments Framework, and its Remote Member framework for ADGM Exchanges and Clearing Houses. Simon is a member of FSRA’s Management, Authorisation, Supervision and Policy Committees, and is a member of IOSCO Committee 2 on Secondary Markets.
