CORE SERVICES
We can assist you in further developing your governance, risk management, compliance and strategic decision making frameworks. The breadth of our service offering is set out below.
GOVERNANCE
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Independent director services
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Independent risk and compliance committee member services
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Outsourced Company Secretary services
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Outsourced Chief Governance Officer and Governance Manager services
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Board training programs
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Board / Committee performance assessments
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Governance, delegations and conflicts frameworks
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Independent triennial reviews of governance and conflicts management frameworks
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Independent assessments of governance, accountability and culture standards
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Remuneration and accountability frameworks
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks
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Modern slavery frameworks, policies, statements and service provider due diligence reviews
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
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Outsourced Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Risk Manager services
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Risk appetite statements and tolerance limits
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Risk culture frameworks and statements
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Conduct risk management frameworks
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Risk assessment, aggregation and connectivity
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Risk identification and assessment workshops
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Selection, specification and population of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) systems
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GRC system solutions, in conjunction with our specialist network
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Enterprise risk training programs
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Independent risk culture surveys and assessments
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Independent triennial reviews of risk management frameworks
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
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Outsourced insurance and investment committee member services
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Insurance / reinsurance strategies, policies and procedures
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Investment management frameworks
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Credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk management frameworks
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Capital management frameworks
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Credit rating advisory services
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Accounting policy, regulatory reporting and financial reporting interpretations, frameworks and change implementation
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Technical reporting and disclosure training (e.g. accounting, APRA reporting, RG 97 fee and cost disclosures, superannuation portfolio holdings disclosure, etc.)
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Independent triennial reviews of insurance management, investment governance and internal capital adequacy assessment processes
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Independent investment due diligence ratings, operational due diligence ratings and ESG assessments, in conjunction with our specialist network
OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
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Outsourced Operational Risk Manager services
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Operational risk management frameworks and modelling tools
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Outsourcing policies and frameworks
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Due diligence assessments and tender design and facilitation
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Business continuity and data management frameworks
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Cyber risk management frameworks and IT disaster recovery plans, in conjunction with our specialist network
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Business continuity plan and crisis management scenario testing, including ransomware event dry runs
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Independent reviews of reasonableness and commerciality of outsourcing arrangements
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Independent project risk management oversight
COMPLIANCE
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Outsourced Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Compliance Manager services
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Outsourced Responsible Manager services
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Outsourced internal audit function appointments
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APRA and ASIC licensing, registrations and approval applications
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Regulatory stakeholder communications and relationship management
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Risk based legislative and regulatory compliance frameworks
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Fulfilment of mandatory disclosure obligations
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Policies, procedures, processes and templates
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Management of internal and external audit function tenders
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Independent reviews of AFSL representatives and financial advice files
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Independent reviews of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) programs
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Independent reviews of privacy compliance frameworks
STRATEGY
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Facilitation of strategic planning workshops
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Analysis of market positioning and strategic opportunities
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Independent review of strategic and business planning documentation
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Mergers, acquisitions and corporate transactions
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Superannuation member outcomes and business performance review assessments
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Contingency planning
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Adequacy of resourcing and specification of roles and responsibilities
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Employee engagement surveys and assessments
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Process mapping and optimisation of business processes, practices and system configurations
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Product benchmarking and enhancement of independent product ratings
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Independent review of strategic and business planning documentation
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Independent review of organisational structures, subsidiaries, business lines, divisions, product offerings and insourcing / outsourcing arrangements
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Independent post implementation reviews for major project initiatives