Astrid Ludin

• Astrid Ludin - Speakers
• Deputy Commissioner
• Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)

Astrid Ludin is Deputy Commissioner at the FSCA. She joined the market conduct regulator in June 2021 and her responsibilities include oversight over financial markets and retirement fund supervision.

Astrid has more than 25 years of experience in public policy and regulation, and led major law reforms, including the reform of company, consumer protection and credit legislation in South Africa. She served as Deputy Director-General at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and spent three years at the Competition Commission, where she was responsible for stakeholder relations, communications, education and voluntary compliance. She was the first Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), and she oversaw its transformation into a regulatory institution.

In various consulting capacities, Astrid has provided research and policy advice to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the National Treasury, the Prudential Authority, Strate, a range of South African financial services firms, and financial sector regulators in Africa.

She has an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University, USA; a BA Hons in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from York University, UK; and a Certificate in Design Thinking from the Emeritus Institute of Management.