Catley Lakeman – ‘keeping the banks honest’

Catley Lakeman acts as a go-between for banks and asset management companies looking to buy their structured products. Vita Millers talks to founding partner Russell Catley

Established by three bankers in 2008, structured investment consultancy Catley Lakeman works on behalf of a handful of banks to structure products that suit the needs of asset management companies. "We talk to clients and work out what they are looking for, then we essentially structure and price products ourselves together with one of the banks we have a contract with," says Russell Catley, partner at Catley Lakeman in London, who set up the firm with Andrew Lakeman and Tom May, all of whom are