Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Business Structuring	Advice on required functions, insourcing vs. outsourcing, satisfying due diligence requirements. Liaison with professional advisers and implementation of solutions.
Governance	Jurisdiction selection, document review, board structure, constitution, effective running, offshore directors, committee structure, policy framework, board reporting.
Risk Management	Investment risk, specialist calculations & reporting, limit monitoring, process design, credit & counterparty risk, operational risk, business risk, continuity planning.
Service Providers	Defining scope of service, shortlist creation, due diligence, negotiation of terms, document review, SLAs, onboarding.
Operations	Systems specification, acquisition, integration & testing, process design, launching & onboarding, data management and analysis.​
Financial	Budgeting, management accounts templates & processes, invoice & payments controls, expenditure controls, cashflow forecasting, FX management.
Regulatory	Regulatory risk & compliance, applications for regulatory permissions, regulatory capital calculations & reporting, PRA/FCA handbooks. AIFMD, FATCA, MIFIR, CRD4/CRR, EMIR, Dodd Frank, Pillar 2/ICAAP.
Training	Executive coaching for PRA/FCA interviews & regulatory visits. Regulatory Capital, Risk Management, UK Regulation.