Managing compliance and risk effectively requires specialist expertise, ongoing oversight and the ability to respond to evolving regulatory requirements. For many organisations, maintaining this capability internally can be costly and difficult to scale.
CRS provides outsourced risk and compliance support that strengthens governance, improves visibility and provides confidence that regulatory obligations are being effectively managed.
Registers become difficult to maintain, reporting obligations increase and critical compliance activities can be overlooked. Without dedicated expertise and structured oversight, risks can emerge before they are identified or escalated.
Are you a Bank, Insurer, large financial entity or superannuation Trustee?
Grounded in applicable APRA prudential standards and guidance, including SPS 220 and CPS 220, we help organisations build practical risk frameworks that connect strategy, governance and risk management to support long-term performance.
We act as an extension of your business, providing experienced compliance professionals to support day-to-day obligations, governance activities and reporting requirements.
We help organisations align risk appetite, strategic objectives and operational controls to create a practical and sustainable risk management framework. This includes dynamic risk registers, visual risk matrices, automated assessments and integrated tracking of breaches, incidents and exceptions.
Our team conducts ongoing monitoring activities and assurance programs to assess control effectiveness and identify emerging risks before they become significant issues.
Map organisational risks across strategy, operations and regulatory exposure.
Identify legal and regulatory obligations attached to each entity, product line and licence.
Implement functional controls, apply risk mitigators and record proof of control execution.
Evaluate control effectiveness, with issues branching directly into incident management.
Feed assessment findings and breach data into a central incident repository.
Feed internal and external complaints into the same governed repository.
Assessment data, incidents and complaints flow into a single central repository for issue management.
Interrogate the data to trigger alerts and notify owners of threshold breaches.
Distribute strategic outputs and update policies in line with new exposures.
Generate tailored reports for the Board, regulators and stakeholders from a single source of truth.
Feedback loop: Strategic outputs feed back into risks, obligations and controls - keeping the framework live.
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We help organisations embed continuous improvement rather than simply recording obligations, with experienced practitioners supporting an ongoing governance and compliance cadence.
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Registers, assessments, alerts and reporting are held in one auditable environment, giving Boards evidence-based assurance and clear visibility across governance, risk and compliance.
Outsourced risk and compliance services are commonly used by financial services businesses, AFSL holders, fund managers, insurers, superannuation trustees and other regulated entities. They are also used by growing organisations that require experienced compliance oversight but do not yet have a dedicated internal compliance function.
Traditional risk and compliance consulting is often project-based and advisory in nature. Outsourced compliance provides ongoing operational support, meaning CRS can act as an extension of your business to manage day-to-day risk and compliance obligations, reporting requirements and governance processes.
CRS supports APRA-regulated organisations by designing and embedding risk frameworks aligned with applicable APRA prudential standards, including CPS 220 and SPS 220. This includes aligning risk appetite with strategic objectives, strengthening risk governance structures and supporting Board-level reporting and oversight.
Yes. CRS can establish, maintain and manage a wide range of compliance and governance registers, including breaches, incidents, complaints, conflicts of interest, gifts and benefits, supplier management, Responsible Manager registers and business continuity registers.
We support a wide range of compliance and governance registers, including breaches and incidents, complaints, conflicts of interest, gifts and benefits, Responsible Managers, supplier management and business continuity.
For a more comprehensive range of registers and configurable workflows, visit the CRS Certus website.
Yes. We provide ongoing support ranging from targeted compliance assistance through to a fully outsourced risk and compliance function, tailored to your organisation’s requirements.
Speak with our team about outsourced risk, compliance and assurance services tailored to your organisation.
