Services
Risk & Compliance
A clear, written picture of financial and regulatory exposure — and a plan that closes the gaps before a regulator, lender or investor finds them.
Overview
We build a written picture of where an organisation's financial and regulatory exposure sits today, tested against the standards that actually apply to it, so gaps are found and prioritised on your timetable rather than someone else's.
Clients come to us ahead of a regulatory deadline, an investor's due diligence or an expansion into a new jurisdiction. Groups operating across several markets use us to bring risk and compliance into one framework instead of a patchwork of local arrangements.
Capabilities
- Financial risk assessment
- Regulatory readiness and gap assessment
- Governance and board risk oversight
- Treasury and currency risk
- ESG and sustainability-linked finance reporting
- Lender and investor covenant compliance
Who this is for
Organisations facing regulatory obligations in one or more jurisdictions, or preparing for scrutiny from a lender, investor or regulator.
What you receive
- Risk register covering financial and regulatory exposure
- Gap assessment against the standards that actually apply
- Remediation plan with owners and timelines
How the market is changing
Regulators, lenders and investors now ask for more, earlier: sustainability-linked reporting, beneficial-ownership disclosure, anti-money-laundering controls and board-level risk oversight are moving from large listed companies into mid-market and private businesses. Analytics tools let a first review cover more ground, but deciding which gaps matter for your position remains a judgment, set out in writing.
How to start
A first conversation is confidential and free. If this is the right service for your situation we will scope it in writing before any work begins.
Common challenges
Problems we're regularly asked to solve, and how
The problem
Financial and regulatory risk is tracked informally until a lender, investor or regulator asks a direct question no one can answer in writing.
How we address it
We build a risk register as a standing document, so the answer already exists before anyone has to ask.
The problem
It is unclear which standards apply in each jurisdiction, so compliance work either covers too little or spends effort on requirements that do not apply.
How we address it
We test the gap assessment against the standards that apply to your organisation in each market, so effort goes where the obligation is.
The problem
A gap is identified but never becomes a plan, so it sits open indefinitely.
How we address it
Every assessment comes with a remediation plan naming an owner and a timeline for each item.
Process
How this engagement unfolds
- 01
Confidential discussion
We start by understanding the decision in front of you, the constraints around it and what has already been tried — confidential, free of charge, no obligation.
- 02
Scope in writing
You receive the proposed work, what it will produce, how long it will take and what it costs, before anything begins. The scope sets out which standards, jurisdictions and parts of the organisation the assessment will cover.
- 03
The work
We review financial and regulatory exposure in detail and set out the risk register, gap assessment and remediation plan, with the reasoning behind each item shown.
- 04
Decisions and follow-through
We work the remediation plan through with you, confirm owners and timelines, and stay available as items close or new obligations arise.
Contacts
Who leads Risk & Compliance
Start a confidential conversation
Tell us what you are trying to decide. If we are not the right people for it, we will say so and point you to who is.