Ant Bennett

Ant takes great pride in advising and guiding hedge funds on the best solutions for them. The aspect of his career and industry of choice that Ant loves the most, is that the people he meets are smart, deeply energized folk who have a clear dream that he can help them achieve. Ant came to the hedge fund industry via a career in professional Rugby League, which is an unusual springboard for 14 years across top tier Prime Brokerage firms Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. It is here that he began to cultivate his network covering major hedge fund industry names. He held senior positions at HSBC Prime Finance and Global Markets Legal, before leading global client service and hedge fund coverage for SocGen. Ant’s passion for being client facing and helping grow businesses, led him to build hedge fund facing consulting platforms at two major firms. And it is in this role becoming a trusted advisor to hedge fund founders, CIO’s, Counsels, CCO’s and COO’s that Ant has shown boundless enthusiasm and energy. For the last 5 years, Ant has been a go-to person in his network for ACA’s hedge fund launch business. - He has advised some of the highest profile hedge fund managers, with guidance on ecosystem, allocator network and regulatory compliance - Ant has successfully helped over 85 hedge funds to launch in the UK in the past 5 years - Covers all launches in to the UK (FCA authorisations and hosting), plus US distribution, with access to the best industry RegTech and Hedge Fund regulatory advice. - Ant enjoys speaking on industry panels, most recently the 2025 HFM Emerging Managers Summit and 2024 ACA Global Compliance Conference. - In previous roles Ant consulted on and published whitepapers on the outlook and ecosystem for hedge funds, which are often referred to by industry. Outside of the workplace Ant is a qualified Rugby Union, Rugby League and FA grassroots coach. He lives in Tunbridge Wells, with his wife and five children. This is his 4th consecutive year on the list.