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Risk Advisory
Implementing legal advice and requirements into your operations to achieve compliance, safeguard against risks and promote business success.
Search our peopleBusinesses are facing major challenges, including how to achieve sustainability, work with rapidly evolving technology that brings both opportunities and risks, as well as compliance with changing laws and regulations, while working towards achieving strategic plans, and meeting shareholder and consumer expectations.
We understand clients need more than legal advice – they need holistic solutions to navigate the complexities of conducting businesses globally, to help reduce risk and promote business performance and success.
Our global teams of consulting, legal and Ashurst Advance professionals work side by side to deliver a seamless service, bringing together the technical expertise and critical thinking required to operationalise laws and regulations. Our multi-dimensional service gives you the insights for successful business performance. We advise on the design and implementation of compliance and risk frameworks and operating models, leveraging digital and technology innovation for improved risk detection, prevention and management. We also advise on customer remediation programmes and deal risks, as well as change and transformation programmes. Our clients include major financial services institutions, blue-chip corporates and government organisations.
Unique, seamless legal-led advisory
Commercial end-to-end solutions for complex risk and regulatory issues through bringing together Ashurst's deep legal, risk, technology and operational expertise.
Relentlessly client focused
We take the time to understand each client's commercial drivers, challenges and ambitions so that we can tailor holistic outcomes for each client.
Digitally innovative solutions
We work seamlessly with our Ashurst Advance team to leverage the latest in digital tools and process design to help ensure the highest levels of quality and efficiency.
Risk Advisory services: combining the "what" with the "how"
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Operational and third party risk modernisation
Working with you to leverage risk management to help to successfully execute strategy, delivering end-to-end framework reviews, assess outcomes against stated objectives, identify uplift opportunities and conduct capability assessments.
Read moreOperational and third party risk modernisation
Working with you to leverage risk management to help to successfully execute strategy, delivering end-to-end framework reviews, assess outcomes against stated objectives, identify uplift opportunities and conduct capability assessments.
Improving the effectiveness and impact of your risk functions through modernisation, by redesigning operating models and frameworks, processes and practices, and leveraging digital and technology innovation for improved risk detection, prevention and management.
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Regulatory risk and enforcements
Providing regulatory change design and implementation advice and support, including practical ways to control and monitor regulatory obligations, responding to notices, operationalising requirements and preparing for reviews by independent experts through "dry runs".
Read moreRegulatory risk and enforcements
Providing regulatory change design and implementation advice and support, including practical ways to control and monitor regulatory obligations, responding to notices, operationalising requirements and preparing for reviews by independent experts through "dry runs".
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Transformation
Helping you navigate change and transformation programmes by providing independent oversight and assurance aiming to ensure risks are minimised and to support successful delivery to achieve objectives.
Read moreTransformation
Helping you navigate change and transformation programmes by providing independent oversight and assurance aiming to ensure risks are minimised and to support successful delivery to achieve objectives.
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Governance
Advising on risk frameworks, approach to 3LOD, internal and external reporting, setting and alignment of risk appetite, culture, management practices and Board governance.
Read moreGovernance
Advising on risk frameworks, approach to 3LOD, internal and external reporting, setting and alignment of risk appetite, culture, management practices and Board governance.
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Managed services
Providing commercial, end-to-end solutions to complex risk and regulatory issues by bringing together Ashurst's deep legal, risk, technology and operational expertise.
Read moreManaged services
Providing commercial, end-to-end solutions to complex risk and regulatory issues by bringing together Ashurst's deep legal, risk, technology and operational expertise.
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Operating model
Advising on operating model redesign, enterprise and business models, strategy, technology and risk frameworks across borders and industries.
Read moreOperating model
Advising on operating model redesign, enterprise and business models, strategy, technology and risk frameworks across borders and industries.
Triggers that instigate operating model redesign include regulatory change, high cost to income ratio, or the impact of M&A activity.
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Conduct and accountability
Providing advice on the design and implementation frameworks, including updating processes, controls, monitoring and reporting.
Read moreConduct and accountability
Providing advice on the design and implementation frameworks, including updating processes, controls, monitoring and reporting.
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Remediation
Advising on design, assessment, operationalisation and delivery of customer remediation programmes that meet regulatory and key stakeholder expectations.
Read moreRemediation
Advising on design, assessment, operationalisation and delivery of customer remediation programmes that meet regulatory and key stakeholder expectations.
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Deal risk
Providing advisory and implementation services to reduce deal risk in both pre and post deal stages of a sale, acquisition or merger.
Read moreDeal risk
Providing advisory and implementation services to reduce deal risk in both pre and post deal stages of a sale, acquisition or merger.
Our areas of focus
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Privacy and data
The integrity and privacy of data are at risk not only from external sources such as cyber-attacks, ransomware and malicious emails, but internal sources, for example, through accidental sharing of data by employees or by granting too wide access to data.
Read morePrivacy and data
The integrity and privacy of data are at risk not only from external sources such as cyber-attacks, ransomware and malicious emails, but internal sources, for example, through accidental sharing of data by employees or by granting too wide access to data.
Advising on pragmatic solutions for privacy compliance and regulatory response drawing on our global perspectives on privacy. We conduct privacy risk assessments, training, incident management, response and reviews.
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Data and analytics
Working with you to understand your use of data and data risk by designing, building and deploying data-driven solutions to help identify, manage and report on risk; maintain compliance and identify areas of non-compliance; and solve regulatory challenges.
Read moreData and analytics
Working with you to understand your use of data and data risk by designing, building and deploying data-driven solutions to help identify, manage and report on risk; maintain compliance and identify areas of non-compliance; and solve regulatory challenges.
Sharing our experience of Consumer Data Rights programmes and solutions relating to customer centric data science and advance data analytics solutions, data quality, intelligent reporting, data governance and risk reporting.
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Technology and Cyber: Prepare Respond Recover
Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiencies of cybersecurity and resilience and addressing strategic and tactical risks to improve technology related risk profiles
Read moreTechnology and Cyber: Prepare Respond Recover
Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiencies of cybersecurity and resilience and addressing strategic and tactical risks to improve technology related risk profiles.
We also assess contractual obligations including remedies, obligations and litigation risks/options and prepare updates for management, insurers, authorities and the public.
For more information visit our Cyber Risk services page
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Financial crime
The financial sector and other designated businesses are required to identify and assess their level of risk regarding money laundering and terrorism financing and develop programmes to address it.
Read moreFinancial crime
The financial sector and other designated businesses are required to identify and assess their level of risk regarding money laundering and terrorism financing and develop programmes to address it.
Advising on all aspects of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing including risk assessment, technology and processes, independent reviews and proceedings.
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Health, safety and wellbeing
Investing in workplace health and safety is not just about compliance; employee health is linked to higher productivity, better morale, engagement, and corporate success.
Read moreHealth, safety and wellbeing
Investing in workplace health and safety is not just about compliance; employee health is linked to higher productivity, better morale, engagement, and corporate success.
Advising on end-to-end services, ranging from major WHS system improvements and redesign to transformation WHS projects.
Advising on WHS technology, analytics, systems, investigations, assessments, as well as providing leadership safety training, culture assessments, psychosocial risk assessments, and granting access to our Global Cognitive Endurance Programme.
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ESG and Sustainability
Taking a strategic approach to assessing the threats and opportunities driven by the growing importance of social license and environmental custodianship.
Read moreESG and Sustainability
Taking a strategic approach to assessing the threats and opportunities driven by the growing importance of social license and environmental custodianship.
Developing ESG strategies that help support your objectives, facilitate ESG risk assessment, including socio-economic risk, establish or review risk management frameworks to ensure appropriate inclusion of ESG elements and implement ESG reform through risk and compliance controls uplift, including updating policies, procedures, processes, training material and reporting outcomes.
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Infrastructure, Places and Capital Projects
The networks, systems and infrastructure that power, move and create communities are evolving at pace within a competitive and volatile global environment.
Read moreInfrastructure, Places and Capital Projects
The networks, systems and infrastructure that power, move and create communities are evolving at pace within a competitive and volatile global environment. Our Infrastructure, Places and Capital Projects (IPCP) consulting capability brings commercial and risk advice together with Ashurst's global legal expertise to support transformational infrastructure investments with outstanding community benefits.
Working alongside our legal practice, IPCP delivers commercial and project advice to steer clients through the complexities of planning, transacting, delivering and operating infrastructure and real estate assets. Together, we support clients to minimise potential project failures, improve decision making, and risk allocation and management, as well as aiming to create a sustainable future.
Ashurst Risk Advisory is launching in the Middle East
Here we will partner with our legal team to help clients to diversify the regional economy, seize new opportunities and build vibrant societies.
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Redefining Cyber Readiness
Understand how you need to manage cyber security risk in light of the new Australian laws and heightened regulator expectations
How to prepare
Nearing Net Zero – ESG updates in 2024
Tune into our vodcast series and keep up with the major ESG updates for 2024.
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Psychosocial and Psychological Risks in the Workplace Report
Our report identifies eight findings on how businesses manage psychosocial risks, highlighting the significant scope for organisations to seek effective ways to manage the issue.
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Cyber
Ready for a new approach to cyber readiness and response? We help our clients build cyber resilience and effective cyber risk management.
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