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In the intricate world of financial markets, an expert witness brings clarity and authority to the complexities and nuanced dynamics often involved in litigation. Glenn Handley stands out prominently in this domain, offering his substantial expertise in an array of financial sectors, drawing upon a rich well of knowledge, practical experiences, and proficient skills.
With membership in the Expert Witness Institute and membership of the Academy of Experts pending, Glenn couples his depth of expertise with recognised affiliations in the expert witness field.
Glenn has recently advised on the balance sheet treatment of Repo and high yield assets and has given expert opinions on trading behaviour, and Compliance implications of the Order Book. He has also been integrally involved in Legal, Global Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement initiatives.
Glenn Handley provides expert witness services across capital markets disputes, drawing on more than three decades running global markets businesses at major banks. His capital markets expert witness engagements have covered fixed income trading behaviour, market abuse, order book conduct, and the balance sheet treatment of complex financing positions. He is available to instructing solicitors on both claimant and defendant matters, and has provided expert opinions on trading conduct, market practice, and industry standards.
With deep experience in tri-party repo, custody, and securities services infrastructure, Glenn acts as an asset servicing expert witness on disputes involving collateral management, corporate actions, settlement fails, and the operational treatment of financing transactions. His background running securities financing businesses gives him first-hand insight into how tri-party agents, custodians, and CSDs operate — critical context for post-trade litigation.
Glenn’s corporate finance expert witness work draws on his experience of balance sheet management, capital and liquidity treatment under Basel III, and the structuring of financing solutions for institutional clients. He advises on matters involving lending decisions, credit risk assessments, corporate treasury practice, and the regulatory capital implications of transactions across banking books and trading books.
Glenn’s core specialism is the repo and securities financing markets. As a founder member of the ICMA European Repo Council and an instructor on the ICMA/ISLA Advanced Repo course, he is uniquely placed to give expert testimony on repo trading practice, haircut conventions, GMRA/GMSLA documentation, minimum haircut floors, mandatory clearing frameworks, and the operational mechanics of securities lending. He has advised on the balance sheet treatment of repo and high-yield financing positions in recent litigation.
Glenn has been integrally involved in legal, global investigations, and regulatory enforcement matters throughout his career. His compliance expert witness experience covers the interpretation of FCA, PRA, and international regulatory frameworks, order book conduct, market abuse, and the implementation of post-crisis reforms including Basel III, SFTR, and central clearing mandates. He can speak to industry norms and reasonable practice across trading, compliance, and operations.
Glenn is a member of the Expert Witness Institute and his application to the Academy of Experts is pending. He accepts instructions from law firms and in-house legal teams globally on matters relating to capital markets, repo, securities financing, banking regulation, and financial market conduct. To discuss a potential instruction, use the contact form on this site or email info@secfinsolutions.com.
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