Risk & Compliance

Risk & Compliance

Enterprise risk management and regulatory compliance advisory that transforms your obligations into governance strength — serving India's most regulated industries for over four decades.

TRUSTED ACROSS
BankingInsuranceNBFCsListed CorporatesPayment Companies
THE CHALLENGE LANDSCAPE

Why Risk & Compliance
Matters Now

The challenges organisations face in this space are growing in complexity and urgency. Here is what is driving the conversation.

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01 / REGULATORY
Multiple regulators are issuing overlapping frameworks — RBI IT risk, SEBI cyber resilience, CERT-In incident reporting, and DPDP data obligations — each with distinct, sometimes conflicting, requirements.
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02 / GOVERNANCE
RBI, SEBI, and CERT-In have significantly increased enforcement actions and penalty quantum. A compliance failure that resulted in a notice three years ago may now result in a licence condition or monetary penalty.
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03 / OPERATIONAL
Regulators are holding principal entities responsible for compliance failures of their vendors and partners. RBI IT outsourcing guidelines and SEBI intermediary frameworks extend compliance obligations to third parties.
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04 / STRATEGIC
SEBI BRSR mandate, Companies Act CSR requirements, and international ESG frameworks are creating a parallel compliance track for listed entities — one that boards are increasingly underprepared for.
OUR APPROACH

How We
Deliver

A structured methodology that ensures rigour, transparency, and measurable outcomes at every stage.

01

Regulatory Universe Mapping

We map your full regulatory universe — every applicable regulation, every regulator, every reporting obligation — and identify gaps between where you are and where you need to be.

02

Compliance Framework Design

We design a compliance framework that is architecture, not just process — policies, controls, ownership, escalation pathways, and monitoring mechanisms that create systemic compliance.

03

Implementation Support

We help you implement the framework — drafting policies, deploying controls, training teams, and configuring systems — not just designing on paper.

04

Third-Party Risk Management

We build your TPRM program — vendor risk assessment templates, onboarding due diligence, continuous monitoring frameworks, and board reporting — in line with RBI and SEBI outsourcing guidelines.

05

Monitoring & Regulatory Response

We provide ongoing regulatory monitoring — tracking RBI, SEBI, MCA, and CERT-In circulars — and help you respond to examinations, inspections, and regulatory queries.

WHAT WE DELIVER

Risk & Compliance
Capabilities

Comprehensive solutions designed to address your most critical challenges and unlock lasting value.

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Enterprise Risk Management

ERM framework design, risk appetite setting, risk register development, scenario analysis, and board-level risk reporting — aligned to COSO and international standards.

02

Regulatory Compliance Programs

End-to-end compliance program design for RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, MCA, and CERT-In — policies, controls, reporting, and evidence management.

03

Third-Party Risk Management

TPRM framework aligned to RBI IT outsourcing guidelines and SEBI intermediary regulations — vendor classification, risk assessment, and continuous monitoring.

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ESG & Sustainability Compliance

BRSR reporting, TCFD alignment, ISSB S1/S2 assessment, and ESG risk integration for listed entities and multinationals facing global disclosure requirements.

05

GRC Platform Advisory

GRC platform selection, implementation, and optimisation — helping you choose between ServiceNow, MetricStream, and purpose-built solutions for your scale and regulatory profile.

06

Financial Crime Compliance

AML/KYC framework design, FATF gap assessments, transaction monitoring optimisation, and regulatory filing support for banks and payment entities.

REGULATORY CONTEXT

Standards &
Frameworks

Key regulations and standards that shape our risk & compliance engagements.

REGULATIONAPPLICABLE TODEADLINE / FREQUENCYSTATUS
RBI Master Direction — IT & CybersecurityBanks, NBFCs, UCBsOngoing / AnnualActive
SEBI Compliance FrameworkAll listed companiesQuarterly / AnnualActive
SEBI Cyber Resilience Framework (MII)Market infrastructure institutionsStaggered by entityActive
DPDP Act 2023 — Data FiduciaryAll personal data processorsRules pending 2025Evolving
SEBI BRSR — ESG ReportingTop 1000 listed companiesAnnual FY 2023-24 onwardsActive
AML/PMLA — Reporting & ControlsBanks, NBFCs, payment companiesOngoingActive
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