Compliance advisory

Framework advisory across MiFID II, EMIR, AIFMD II, UCITS VI and MAR.

Independent reviews and documentation support for management companies and investment firms navigating overlapping EU and Maltese reporting regimes — where a generic checklist misses the detail that gets flagged in an examination.

Where advisory work sits

Five frameworks, each reviewed against its own technical standards rather than a shared template.

MiFID II & EMIR advisory

ESMA
  • Transaction and trade reporting obligation reviews
  • Best execution and product governance assessments
  • EMIR derivatives reporting reconciliation support

AIFMD II advisory

AIFMD
  • Loan origination fund requirements and liquidity management tool selection
  • Delegation arrangement reviews and substance assessments
  • Updated investor disclosure and reporting obligations

UCITS VI advisory

UCITS
  • Liquidity management tool implementation and stress-testing documentation
  • Depositary and delegation arrangement reviews
  • Updated investor disclosure requirements

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

ESMA
  • Insider list maintenance and market soundings procedures
  • Suspicious transaction and order report (STOR) process design
  • Managers' transaction notification and disclosure reviews

DORA advisory beyond the RoI

ESA · DORA
  • ICT risk management framework reviews
  • Third-party risk register maintenance between filing cycles
  • Incident classification and reporting process design

How an engagement runs

A fixed structure, so scope and cost are clear from the first call.

1

Scope

Review your current framework, documentation and gaps against the applicable regime.

2

Assess

Detailed mapping against the relevant ESMA, EBA or ESA technical standards.

3

Deliver

Documentation, templates and a prioritised remediation plan.

4

Support

Ongoing advisory through submission, examination or audit.

Have a gap you need reviewed?

A scoping call is the fastest way to find out what an engagement would involve.

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