Independent Treasury Advisers Ltd
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About US
I help CROs and CFOs at challenger banks, building societies, asset managers, and brokerage firms mitigate Treasury, Prudential, and Operational risk and enable the optimisation of capital & liquidity, with benefits of > £5 mil, through risk management frameworks, governance and controls, and enhanced analytics.
Call me now on (+44) 07725 445859 to action a plan that will mitigate your risks and concerns.
Established in 2014, Independent Treasury Advisers (ITA) is a London based, professional services firm that specialises in the delivery of treasury risk management consultancy solutions to challenger banks and small to mid-sized financial institutions. Michael Wilson is the founder and Principal Consultant of ITA. He has more than 20 years' experience working in and treasury functions and 'Big 4' treasury advisory experience - with ITA you're in safe hands.
Our particular areas of treasury expertise is the mitigation of regulatory, prudential, and market risk across treasury functions and the optimisation of treasury practices (e.g. capital, liquidity, etc.) with challenger banks. Our strengths include:
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Governance and Controls – producing best practice policies, procedures, process maps, committee structures and associated MI Packs, etc.
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Target Operating Models – design, build, & implementation
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Best practice Risk Management Frameworks, including Treasury, Enterprise-wide Risk Management
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Regulatory / Foundation documents - Support the production and implementation of ILAAP, ICAAP, ICARA, Wind-Down Plans, Recovery Plans, Stress Testing, Material Harms assessments, - including pre and post SREP preparation & remediation support
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Funds Transfer Pricing - design and build, and industry benchmarking
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Internal Audits of treasury functions (front, middle, and back office)
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Functional performance and gap assessments against good practice and/or regulatory requirements (e.g. ALCO, IRRBB, FTP, Liquidity Management, Risk Reporting / Appetite, etc.)
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Industry benchmarking / comparative analysis
We are adaptive and flexible and will work closely with you throughout the whole process; defining the scope of the project, agreeing on the deliverables and timeline, pre-agree all costs, providing regular updates as well as offering after service support. We can work independently or alternatively we can actively engage with &/or lead a team comprising your employees.
Call us on (+44) 0772 544 5859 for a no obligation confidential conversation about what is causing you stress and loss of sleep
“We provide you and your Board with the knowledge and assurance you require as to the state of your treasury functions and the scale and potential impact of the various risks you are exposed. Our outputs and messaging to the C-suite support strategic decision making which mitigate your exposure to regulatory, prudential, and market risks. We will support you in addressing these risks through enhancing governance and controls, best practice risk management frameworks, and enhanced management information.
We look forward to meeting you and your team, discussing your needs and developing a meaningful and results delivered relationship."
Michael Wilson MBA, B.Econ (Hons)
Principal Consultant - Treasury / Prudential, Market, and Enterprise Risk Subject Matter Expert
Services & Solutions
Treasury Risk Assurance
Having sleepless nights worrying about the potential remediation costs and financial losses associated with regulatory, prudential, operational and market risks across treasury functions? Not really sure what's under the hood and if it meets a good practice standard? Concerned over upcoming SREPs given that 'size, complexity, and risk proportionality' are a thing of the past? Or are you just in need of some assurance to report to the Board that risk(s) are being 'well managed'?
If so, we're here to help you and your team!
Treasury Health Checks & Internal Audit Reviews
A review of your treasury risk management framework: Policies, Processes, Procedures, People and Systems and the development of a more robust Risk Management framework to mitigate risk.
Training & Development
Identification of any knowledge, and skill gaps across the treasury function and the development and/or delivery of bespoke education and training plans to improve risk management practices and organisational performance.
TMS & ALM Systems
Assistance and advice in shortlisting, tendering, selecting, and implementing a new Treasury Management Systems (TMS) &/or ALM systems.
Associations & Bodies
Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)
European Association of Corp Treasurers