Tony De Quintal

Partner, Legal

KPMG in the Cayman Islands

Tony De Quintal is an experienced financial services regulatory lawyer who has practiced regulatory law for more than 25 years, advising across all sectors including banking, insurance, asset management, securities, and corporate services. Tony has unique insight into the financial services regulatory world having worked at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK, (now the UK Prudential Regulatory Authority) during the 2007/8 financial crisis for 5 years and then moved to the Cayman Islands where his first 4 years were spent at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, the Cayman Islands financial services regulator.

Prior to joining KPMG Law, Tony was a partner at an offshore law firm working on some of the most prominent reinsurance transactions underwritten into the Cayman Islands.  At the FSA, during the onset of the financial crisis, he contributed to developing and embedding its Basel II and Solvency II framework, was a member of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (now the European Banking Authority) and contributed to the authoritative Turner Review. At, CIMA he was responsible for leading and drafting the Corporate Governance Consultation Paper and standards that now applies to regulated entities, including funds, banks, reinsurers, investment managers and corporate services providers.

Tony is a founding Partner at KPMG Law in the Cayman Islands, having joined the firm in June 2024 and is Head of the Financial Services Regulatory Practice Group.

Tony’s current responsibilities include providing Cayman Islands’ legal regulatory law advice across all sectors including banking, insurance/reinsurance, asset management, securities, fund and fund administration and corporate services.  His insights extend across licence and change of control applications, advising on CIMA inspections, AML, data protection, economic substance (where he works closely with KPMG’s Tax division) and beneficial ownership.

In addition, he manages KPMG Corporate Services, which provides registered office and related corporate services to companies and partnerships established in Cayman.

  • LLM (International Finance & Regulation) Kings College, London

  • LLB University of Natal, South Africa

  • Admitted as an Attorney of the Cayman Islands

  • Accredited Director (Institute of Chartered Secretaries Canada)

  • Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales (non-practicing)