In control, and able to prove it.
Wellington Consultancy builds and owns the regulatory foundations that let regulated financial institutions grow safely and fast, from licensing and compliance frameworks to integrity risk, across the EU.
Hands-on experience across banks, insurers, pension funds, investment firms, asset managers and brokers.
What I do
Licensing & regulatory foundations
Building and owning the regulatory foundation for regulated institutions: AIFMD, banking and insurance licensing, licence preparation, regulator Q&A cycles with DNB, AFM, FCA and ESMA, and remediation to safeguard the licence.
Compliance & risk frameworks
Key control frameworks, compliance risk management and risk appetite (RAS/RCSA), integrity risk (SIRA), and Financial Economic Crime: KYC/AML, sanctions, market abuse and conflicts of interest.
Compliance monitoring & second-line support
Independent second-line monitoring and reviews across fraud investigation, sanctions screening, remuneration and data management, with compliance testing and gap analysis. I also apply AI to make reviewing and monitoring less time-consuming.
Data management & automation
Reviewing and strengthening data management policy and governance, GRC platform selection and implementation (OneTrust, ServiceNow and more), and SharePoint and AI-driven workflows that cut manual administration.
Available as fractional Compliance Officer
Senior compliance and risk leadership on a part-time, ongoing basis, for organisations that need an experienced Compliance Officer without a full-time hire. Interim, project-based, or a standing day per week.
Also your partner for privacy & DPO work
Alongside compliance and risk, I help organisations stay in control of personal data. With hands-on DPO experience across regulated financial institutions, I set up and run DPIA's, ROPA and processing registers, privacy control frameworks and AVG/GDPR compliance.
How I work
Assess
Understand the obligations and where the organisation actually stands. A clear gap analysis, grounded in the applicable laws and regulations.
Design
Frameworks, policies and controls that fit the organisation and satisfy the regulator: practical, evidence-based, and built to last.
Embed
Hands-on until it works. Implementation, gap closing and steering, so the controls land in the first line and the organisation is genuinely in control.
Behind Wellington Consultancy
I'm Rex Kanters, a senior regulatory, risk and compliance leader with over fifteen years of experience building and owning regulatory foundations for fast-growing, regulated financial institutions across the EU.
I execute licensing strategies, act as the primary interface with regulators (including DNB, AFM, FCA and ESMA), and translate complex regulatory requirements into scalable, pragmatic frameworks that enable safe, accelerated growth. My expertise spans licensing (AIFMD, insurance, banking), KYC/AML and sanctions, integrity risk and governance, with a strong focus on automation to reduce manual administration.
I'm a hands-on, ownership-driven advisor to boards and executive teams, at home in both large corporates and high-pace environments. I combine strong regulatory judgement and integrity with a builder mindset, modernising compliance operations and meeting the highest standards while moving fast.
- Experience
- 15+ years in the EU
- Regulators
- DNB · AFM · FCA · ESMA
- Focus
- Licensing · Compliance risk · Integrity risk · Privacy risk
- Sectors
- Banks · Insurers · Pension · Investment firms · Asset management · Brokers
- Based in
- The Netherlands
- Languages
- English · Dutch · German
Let's talk about your compliance challenge.
Tell me briefly what you're facing. I'm happy to think along, and I'll be straight with you about whether and how I can add value.
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