Keryn Layton-McCann

Keryn Layton-McCann is a Senior Associate in the Banking and Finance Department and a member of the Financial Services Regulatory practice group at Bowmans' Cape Town office, specialising in financial services (including fintech services), securities, investment funds and banking regulations.

She regularly advises local and international clients on the application and implications of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, the Banks Act, the Insurance Act, the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, the National Payment System Act, and the National Credit Act. She assists clients with regulatory registration, licensing, authorisation, approval and exemptions, as well as ongoing compliance matters, product distribution and marketing requirements, and submissions to regulators including the Prudential Authority, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the National Credit Regulator.

Keryn holds a BCom and LL.B from the University of Stellenbosch and an LL.M from the University of Cape Town. She was admitted as an attorney in 2019.

Prior to joining Bowmans, she worked in London and New York in the financial services industry for 12 years, focusing on commodity hedging strategies for multinational corporate and institutional clients across base, precious and ferrous metals.