James is an international human rights lawyer, social entrepreneur and academic researcher based in London.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from York University, a Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Vocational Qualification from the University of Law and a Master’s degree in International Relations from King’s College London. He is currently undertaking research for a PhD at King’s.
James qualified as a Barrister in 2001 and developed an international criminal and commercial litigation practice. In 2006, he moved to the Middle East and co-founded FSI Worldwide, a UN award winning fair labour company, which operates in 10 countries to protect and empower migrant and other vulnerable workers.
In 2015 James launched Ethical Innovations, a social enterprise consultancy which is using smart technology and innovative legal and commercial strategies to confront labour and environmental abuses. Clients of Ethical Innovations currently include Dreamtek, The Virtual Forge, FSI Worldwide and Cleancar.
James is currently working to develop the Fair Labour Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, which aims to increase demand for fair and sustainable employment practices. In 2019 James will also launch the Fair Labour Fund, a Jersey based vehicle to attract early stage capital for innovative social entrepreneurs
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Sanlam
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Financial Services
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MSF Technologies
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M and G Group
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Asset Management - Large
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HCP Hohaus Advisory
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Asset Management - Boutique
Public Equity
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James Sinclair
James is an international human rights lawyer, social entrepreneur and academic researcher based in London.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from York University, a Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Vocational Qualification from the University of Law and a Master’s degree in International Relations from King’s College London. He is currently undertaking research for a PhD at King’s.
James qualified as a Barrister in 2001 and developed an international criminal and commercial litigation practice. In 2006, he moved to the Middle East and co-founded FSI Worldwide, a UN award winning fair labour company, which operates in 10 countries to protect and empower migrant and other vulnerable workers.
In 2015 James launched Ethical Innovations, a social enterprise consultancy which is using smart technology and innovative legal and commercial strategies to confront labour and environmental abuses. Clients of Ethical Innovations currently include Dreamtek, The Virtual Forge, FSI Worldwide and Cleancar.
James is currently working to develop the Fair Labour Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, which aims to increase demand for fair and sustainable employment practices. In 2019 James will also launch the Fair Labour Fund, a Jersey based vehicle to attract early stage capital for innovative social entrepreneurs
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Sanlam
Sanlam UK is a leading provider of high-quality investment management and wealth planning services. Our parent Sanlam Limited was founded in 1918 and is diversified financial services group with more than 17,000 employees worldwide providing solutions to private clients, families, charities and institutions and through investment management, risk management, capital markets, finance and insurance. Sanlam Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange since 1998 (Ticker: SLM) with USD70 billion AUM
Sanlam UK holds £13 billion of client assets under management or advice, with 25 investment managers and 60 financial advisers nationally. The company is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Financial Services
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MSF Technologies
Specialising in cutting-edge clean-tech engineering solutions to meet global legislation, MSF Technologies has achieved impressive performance and cost advantages of up to 400%, through its innovative electric and hybrid drive systems, and renewable battery chargers and inverters.
Utilising its patented Split-Pi and ETA-Motor technologies, MSF delivers bespoke and cost-effective integrated solutions for its clients initially in the off-highway, power and renewables markets, seeking at least 80% commonality between customer projects.
The electrification market is growing rapidly, with predictions that the 48-volt, mild hybrid sector will grow 10-times from 2019 to 2025. That is nearly 20 million vehicles, part of the many markets MSF can address with its unique intellectual property.
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Private Company
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M and G Group
M&G Private Funds Investment (M&G PFI) is the private equity fund-of-funds team of M&G Investments (M&G). M&G is the UK and European investment management division of Prudential plc, the UK’s largest insurer by market capitalisation with €751 billion of assets under management as of 30 June 2018.
M&G PFI was established in 2000, and since then, has committed €3.0 billion to 143 primary, direct, and secondary investments across 71 managers primarily in Europe and Asia as of 31 September 2018.
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Asset Management - Large
Private Equity
HCP Hohaus Advisory
HCP Hohaus Advisory ([www.hcp.ch](http://www.hcp.ch)) is an entrepreneurial Swiss asset management company focused on innovative equity products in value investing. By harvesting alternative risk premium this approach based on free cash flow and avoiding leveraged companies is distributing significant income to investors. The asset management company is regulated by OAR-G which is part of the Swiss regulatory system and is headquartered on the shores of Lake Geneva.
