Ewa Mazurkiewicz leads the capital market regulatory practice at SPCG. She specialises in capital market law, in particular with respect to the activities of investment firms, banks, investment funds and fund management companies, and public companies.
She represents SPCG's clients in proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (“PFSA”), advises on EU and national regulations on the functioning of the capital market and its participants, including supporting clients in adapting their business to changing legal requirements and in expanding their product offerings.
She provides day-to-day regulatory advice to the Polish Chamber of Funds and Asset Management, including assisting Chamber with legislative processes on capital market-related regulations and the development of market standards. She also cooperates with the Polish Chamber of Brokerage Houses.
Ewa Mazurkiewicz has over 20 years of work experience, including at the PFSA and at an international law firm. She has participated in the Financial Services Working Group of the Council of the EU (work on MiFID) and in the working groups of CESR (now: ESMA).
In particular, has advised:
AgioFunds TFI S.A. / Beta Securities Poland S.A.
in the creation of Poland's first portfolio investment funds (ETFs)
PFR Ventures Sp. z o.o.
in proceedings before the PFSA for the granting of AIFM authorisation
BondSpot S.A.
in the process of transforming Treasury BondSpot Poland into a Multilateral Trading Facility
KDPW (The Central Securities Depository of Poland) S.A.
on issues related to MiFID II
Scanmed Multimedis S.A.
in the process of delisting shares from the NewConnect alternative trading system and from the securities depository maintained by The Central Securities Depository of Poland (KDPW S.A.)
Serinus Energy Inc.
in its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Money Makers S.A.
in the transformation into an investment fund company, including during proceedings before the PFSA
Ipopema Securities S.A.
in the preparation and negotiation of an agreement to act as agent for the investment firm Expander Advisors Sp. z o.o.
Dom Maklerski TMS Brokers S.A. (currently Oanda TMS Brokers S.A.)
in proceedings before the PFSA in the case regarding the issuance of the licence to conduct brokerage activities concerning the management of portfolios of financial instruments
BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.
in proceedings before the PFSA concerning the consent for conducting brokerage activities with respect to the management of the portfolio of financial instruments
Dom Inwestycyjny Xelion S.A.
in proceedings before the PFSA on the granting the permission for brokerage activity in relation to the extension of the scope of business