John Laws is a Managing Director and Head of Government & Regulatory Relations and Policy, Asia Pacific at Barclays based in Singapore.

In this role, John acts as a global relationship and escalation point with all primary regulatory, government and policy bodies within the region. John plays a key role in ensuring a coordinated response to G20 developments and all related regional regulations, along with key engagements with regulatory supervisors.

Before taking on his current role, John was COO for Global Foreign Exchange, Prime Services, Asia Pacific Trading and eCommerce. Prior to joining Barclays in 2009, John spent 14 years with Merrill Lynch in Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo, including 7 years in New York as Assistant Treasurer and Head of Global Funding and Liquidity Management. He spent 7 years with Bankers Trust in a variety of roles including trading, sales and finance.

In 2009, John became a member of the ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) Asia Steering Committee. In 2014, he joined the board of ASIFMA (Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association). He is also the Chairman of the board of DDRS, the Asian trade repository of DTCC.