Simon
O'Brien
Mr 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, Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) and Organised Trading Facilities (OTFs)), the FSRA Listing Authority, and FSRA Market Surveillance.
His Department is also responsible for Recognising Remote Exchanges, Remote Clearing Houses and Remote Members. 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 and Policy Committees.
Prior to the FSRA, Simon held senior management and technical roles within both Australia and the UAE, having worked twice at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), and at two start-up exchanges (Head of Listing at NASDAQ Dubai and Head of Supervision at the Sydney Stock Exchange. He also held a senior role leading the Primary Markets team at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
Simon has a Bachelor of Economics and a Post-Graduate Diploma, Arts (Applied Economics) from the University of Queensland, as well as a Graduate Diploma (Applied Finance and Investment) from FINSIA (Australia).