Banking

Meet our Banking Team
Madeleina Mattera PFS Consulting Practise Leader 1

Madeleine Mattera

Practice Leader

Stephen Crump PFS Senior Consultant

Stephen Crump

Senior Consultant

Ian Laughlin - PFS Consulting Principal

Ian Laughlin

Principal

PFS Principal Alice XU 1

Alice Xu

Prinicpal

PFS Consulting Daniel Frank, Consultancy Sydney

Daniel Frank

Senior Consultant

Understanding the Banking Industry

The ADI sector has experienced significant & ongoing consolidation for a number of years and this is expected to continue. Increased scale means more ability to compete and to invest - with investment in technology and people being critical to success.

Financial Accountability Regime

We assisted an ADI transition from BEAR to FAR, with an uplift in their Remuneration policy framework and their incident management framework to comply with ASIC requirements and meet better practice. We developed an updated Compliance Plan for the entity to provide a single source of truth for all legislative & regulatory obligations. We provided training to accountable persons to help them understand their obligations and the differences between BEAR & FAR.

Comprehensive reviews as required by APRA

PFS regularly undertakes independent reviews of risk management frameworks(CPS 220) and ICAAP for our ADI clients.

Our valued added insights and recommendations on fitness for purpose uplifted the maturity of practices including stress testing for interest rate volatility and unemployment scenarios.

RADI licensing applications 

PFS Principal provided assistance to several banking licence applicants including preparing RMF documents, pre-licensing sign-off on capital, credit risk reviews, BEAR requirements, BCP advice and board skill matrix.

Acting as outsourced Chief Risk Officer 

PFS principals acted as CRO for an ADI including reengineering risk reporting, advising on compliance and risk. Embedding risk into strategy led to an improved relationship with the regulator, better risk-aware decision making, and a lower cost compared with the in-house model.

Meet our Banking Team
Madeleina Mattera PFS Consulting Practise Leader 1

Madeleine Mattera

Practice Leader

Stephen Crump PFS Senior Consultant 1

Stephen Crump

Senior Consultant

Ian Laughlin - PFS Consulting Principal

Ian Laughlin

Principal

PFS Principal Alice XU

Alice Xu

Prinicpal

PFS Consulting Daniel Frank, Consultancy Sydney

Daniel Frank

Senior Consultant

Understanding the Banking Industry

The ADI sector has experienced significant & ongoing consolidation for a number of years and this is expected to continue. Increased scale means more ability to compete and to invest - with investment in technology and people being critical to success.

Financial Accountability Regime

We assisted an ADI transition from BEAR to FAR, with an uplift in their Remuneration policy framework and their incident management framework to comply with ASIC requirements and meet better practice. We developed an updated Compliance Plan for the entity to provide a single source of truth for all legislative & regulatory obligations. We provided training to accountable persons to help them understand their obligations and the differences between BEAR & FAR.

Comprehensive reviews as required by APRA

PFS regularly undertakes independent reviews of risk management frameworks(CPS 220) and ICAAP for our ADI clients.

Our valued added insights and recommendations on fitness for purpose uplifted the maturity of practices including stress testing for interest rate volatility and unemployment scenarios.

RADI licensing applications 

PFS Principal provided assistance to several banking licence applicants including preparing RMF documents, pre-licensing sign-off on capital, credit risk reviews, BEAR requirements, BCP advice and board skill matrix.

Acting as outsourced Chief Risk Officer 

PFS principals acted as CRO for an ADI including reengineering risk reporting, advising on compliance and risk. Embedding risk into strategy led to an improved relationship with the regulator, better risk-aware decision making, and a lower cost compared with the in-house model.

Contact us for more detailed information about our capabilities

Core Strengths

We have extensive expertise working with major banks, regional banks, mutual banks, credit unions, foreign banks and non bank lenders, including APRA licencing for RADIs and ADIs.

Core Strengths

We have extensive expertise working with major banks, regional banks, mutual banks, credit unions, foreign banks and non bank lenders, including APRA licencing for RADIs and ADIs.

Recent Articles

Recent Articles

Establishing a bank in Australia
The PFS team has been involved in numerous APRA and ASIC licencing projects including Banks (ADIs), Restricted ADIs (RADIs) and Insurers. PFS has firsthand experience of the challenges, APRA’s expectations...
Interim Solvency Standards - ISS , RBNZ
PFS Consulting is pleased to have assisted the RBNZ with an external review of the Interim Solvency Standards (ISS) as described in their recent consultation package....
Actuarial News PFS - Age Care funded
March was a busy month with the release of regulator rules, transitional rules and the release of a consultation package for RSE licensees and insurers....

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