We advise financial institutions across the GCC on model risk, model validation, capital adequacy, and AI governance - helping banks, asset managers, and insurers meet evolving regulatory expectations from CBUAE, SAMA, and DFSA.
The work is designed for institutions that need regulatory alignment, independent challenge, and practical implementation support across model governance, AI controls, capital models, and stress testing.
We bring the technical discipline expected in risk and regulatory advisory, but with a senior-led delivery style built for focused mandates and direct access.
Independent validation of credit, market, liquidity, and capital models. Gap assessments against CBUAE Model Management Standard (MMS) and Model Management Guidance (MMG), SAMA's model risk circular, and DFSA expectations. Model risk framework design, including governance, three-lines-of-defence structuring, and model inventory build-out.
Frameworks for the responsible deployment of AI models in regulated environments - covering data lineage, explainability, monitoring, and regulatory alignment with the UAE AI Charter and emerging CBUAE guidance. Particular focus on AI in credit decisioning, AML, customer servicing, and treasury optimisation.
IRB capital model development and review under Basel 3.1, ICAAP support, and stress testing framework design. Practical implementation experience drawn from large-scale capital model build-outs at major UK and Middle East banks.
Our team brings institutional risk and regulatory experience from KPMG and Deloitte - including direct work with the Central Bank of the UAE on the M-Bill market maker assessment framework, IRB capital model development under Basel 3.1 at Lloyds Banking Group, and Model Management Standard gap assessments at leading banks across the Middle East.
We combine Big 4 technical depth with the responsiveness of an independent firm - the right fit for institutions that want senior-led delivery without Big 4 pricing or process.
Mandates can be scoped as independent review, framework design, regulatory gap assessment, implementation support, or targeted senior advisory.
