Thomas Daffern
Tax Director, PwC United Kingdom
Tom has been a Director in the PwC Asset & Wealth Management Tax team since 2022, specialising in operational taxes matters impacting investment funds, managers, custodians and investors.
Prior to that, Tom was the Head of UBS Asset Management Tax – EMEA. The EMEA Head of Tax position covered all operational tax matters globally for over 500 funds domiciled principally in Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the UK. This included European investor tax reporting and technical analysis across all key investment jurisdictions for withholding tax, capital gains and transactions taxes.
Tom joined UBS in September 2018 and prior to that, he worked as an investment funds tax specialist at Northern Trust and Aviva Investors. Tom has been a Chartered Accountant for over 10 years and is a member of the Tax Committee at the UK Investment Association.
