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Biography

Esther Wandel has more than 20 years of experience in national and European regulation. Currently she is head of division at the German Ministry of Finance in Berlin, where she is responsible for a wide range of EU files including ESA review, asset management, securitization and sustainable finance. Prior to that she was manager of the asset management policy team at the Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) in London. Esther has worked seven years for the European Commission where she was leading on a number of dossiers including UCITS, social investment and venture capital. Esther also gained broad experience with German legislation when she worked between 2007 and 2009 at the German Ministry of Finance and as a manager of the investment fund