Jun 29, 2026 – 4.21pmMargaret Cole has racked up plenty of foes in her more than 30 years as a lawyer and regulator. There was Robert Maxwell – the newspaper baron and father of Ghislaine who mysteriously died after falling off his yacht in 1991 as liquidators, aided by Cole, chased him for millions – and investment banks including Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse.There was even a run-in with Warren Buffett’s General Reinsurance in her years at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, which overlapped with the global financial crisis.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles