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

Board training programs
Board / Committee performance assessments
Governance, delegation and conflicts frameworks
Independent triennial reviews of conflicts management
Remuneration and accountability frameworks
Independent director services
External compliance committee member services
Independent assessments of governance, accountability and culture standards

Enterprise Risk Management

Outsourced Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Risk Manager services
Risk appetite statements and tolerance limits
Risk culture frameworks and independent diagnostics
Conduct risk management frameworks
Risk assessment, aggregation and connectivity
Risk identification and assessment workshops
Selection, specification and population of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) systems
Enterprise risk training programs
Independent triennial reviews of risk management frameworks

Financial

Risk Management

Insurance / reinsurance strategies, policies and procedures
Investment management frameworks
Independent triennial reviews of insurance management and investment governance
Investment manager operational due diligence reviews
Credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk management frameworks
Capital management frameworks
Independent triennial reviews of internal capital adequacy assessment processes

CREDIT RATINGS ADVISORY

Hall Advisory Brochure Ratings FINAL.pdf

Demystification of the credit ratings process
Preparation of the required ratings review materials
Client advocacy during the ratings review process
Preparatory workshops and sessions with ratings agency review meeting participants
Provision of capital adequacy and debt capacity estimations
Rating criteria and methodology interpretation
Credit rating estimates

Operational Risk Management

Operational risk management frameworks and modelling tools
Outsourcing arrangements, due diligence, tenders and benchmarking analysis
Independent project risk management oversight
Business continuity, cyber risk and data management frameworks

Compliance

Outsourced Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Compliance Manager services
APRA and ASIC licensing, registrations and approval applications
Regulatory stakeholder communications and relationship management
Risk based legislative and regulatory compliance frameworks
Fulfilment of mandatory disclosure obligations
Financial planning policies, business rules and practice guides
Independent reviews of AFSL representatives and financial advice files
Independent reviews of privacy compliance frameworks
Development and implementation of internal audit plans
Management of internal and external audit function tenders

Strategic Decision Making

Facilitation of strategic planning workshops
Analysis of market positioning and strategic opportunities
Independent review of strategic and business planning documentation
Mergers, acquisitions and corporate transactions
Scale assessments / member outcomes testing and contingency planning
Strategic review of subsidiaries, business lines, divisions and product offerings
Independent review of organisational structures and insourcing / outsourcing arrangements
Adequacy of resourcing and specification of roles and responsibilities
Process mapping and optimisation of business processes, practices and system configurations
Post implementation reviews for major project initiatives
Product benchmarking and enhancement of independent product ratings