Client Advisory

In today’s fast paced business environment clients need to be able to focus on growth. Praesidium helps businesses stay abreast of their industry by analyzing and implementing best practices and methodologies so that clients can stay focused on maximizing profits in the most ethical and efficient manner. With our business Infrastructure experts we can ensure our clients stay ahead and at the cutting edge of their business.

Associated Services: 

• In depth business plan and strategy review and advice.
• Advise and assist with business continuity processes
• Compliance with Basel II
• Due diligence on systems and controls
• Pre- and post-implementation systems reviews
• Data protection

The importance of corporate governance is even more apparent in business, with organisations investing in the creation of proper and effective governance structures for their organisations.

A good governance structure facilitates institutional and individual shareholders to better govern businesses thereby enhancing both corporate accountability and the creation of wealth.

Associated Services: 

• Assist in reviewing current board structure and implement best practice governance structures.
• Assisting with establishing procedures for board selection.
• Assisting with establishing operational processes for boards.
• Assist with establishing internal controls.
• Assisting and advising on implementing risk and audit committees.
• Assisting with best practice on remuneration for boards.
• Advise on investor relations.
• Provide high level and ongoing training for boards on the importance of good governance.

Assisting clients who operate in domestic and international markets in setting up new offices and business units globally for seamless and integrated business operations.

Associated Services:

• Assisting in the development of new products from a regulatory and a best practice perspective.
• Interfacing with regulators, exchanges, central banks and other firms.
• Comparing and implementing processes in cross-jurisdictional matters.
• Overseeing and assisting with all application processes associated with obtaining relevant regulatory licences.

Praesidium helps clients understand the regulatory environment in which they transact their business. We provide complete hands on assistance with resolving all your regulatory needs associated with a capital markets transaction. We will liaise with regulators and stock exchanges and other advisors to ensure all pre and post closing regulatory issues are met.

Associated Services: 

• Helping clients meet listing requirements.
• Advising on the provisions of any relevant Offered Securities Rules. 
• Assist with corporate governance issues. 
• Assist with operational due diligence.
• Assist with negotiating with regulators.
• Help prepare management reports on any regulatory issues associated with a particular transaction.

The Regulatory Infrastructure team is a highly sought out and skilled division of Praesidium advising on ‘special & sensitive projects’ at government level. We provide government and government agencies and regulatory bodies with high level policy advice to address the issues in finance within the existing confines of legal and political structures.

The regulatory infrastructure team has advised a number of countries on the introduction of alternative products and processes into both emerging and established markets.

Associated Services:

• Advising governments on the implementation of new regulatory processes.
• Preparing feasibility studies on the introduction of new regulatory infrastructure for state level.
• Advise and assist with the implementation of regulatory structures in both conventional and Islamic Finance markets.
• Project managing large and sensitive projects involving Islamic and conventional finance regulation

We help our clients identify, understand and manage their regulatory risks. We will work with your business to design bespoke risk and compliance programmes relevant to your actual needs.

Associated Services:

• Assistance with regulatory risk assessments from regulators.
• Assistance in providing regular board reports on risk and governance issues.
• Help in creating a practical yet compliance culture within your organisation.
• Help develop processes to identify, address and mitigate complaints and breaches of laws and regulations.
• Assist in implementing effective systems and controls to manage processes and mitigate inherent busine
  ss risk and prevent compliance failure.
• Assist in educating staff of the importance of whistle blowing to protect your brand and reputation.