Long term success requires robust control frameworks
What We Do
Equip to Succeed
FINSED supports finance teams across banks, trading firms and fintech companies with specialist expertise in valuation, product control, treasury and regulatory frameworks.
Risk Reduction
Our consulting and training services strengthen financial control environments and reduce the risk of valuation errors, control failures and regulatory breaches. Clients engage FINSED to help implement practical frameworks that stand up to internal governance and regulatory scrutiny.
Deep Technical Expertise
Unlike large consulting firms that deploy generalists, FINSED provides direct access to experienced specialists. Clients work with subject-matter experts who have hands-on experience across financial markets, valuation governance and financial controls.
Practical AI for Financial Services
FINSED combines deep financial services expertise with advanced AI capabilities to help institutions modernize finance and compliance functions. Our solutions focus on practical applications — improving efficiency, monitoring regulatory change and strengthening control frameworks.
A Trusted Partner
Clients trust FINSED with sensitive processes, critical infrastructure & staff training. Our reputation is built on independence, technical integrity and delivering advice that is practical, reliable and aligned with regulatory expectations.
“No operational risk framework or internal control system is completely immune from rogue trading. However, strong governance, operational risk management and control culture across all businesses, especially those which generate high profits & losses, can significantly mitigate such risks.”
CEBS, 2008 (Societe Generale $4.5bln rogue trading loss)
“UBS’s trading losses highlighted serious deficiencies in risk management and controls. In FINMA’s view, the fraudulent transactions executed by the rogue trader would have been detected sooner if these deficiencies had not existed. Furthermore, Product Control’s level of challenge to the Front Office was inadequate.”
FINMA, 2011 (UBS $2.3bln rogue trading loss)
“CIO management (including CIO’s Finance function) failed to obtain robust, detailed reporting on the activity in the Synthetic Credit Portfolio. Compounding the matter, the CIO Finance function failed to ensure its price-testing procedures were being followed properly and rigorously implemented, and that it produced robust reporting and analytics. More generally, although primary responsibility for managing risk lies with the business head and Risk organization, the CFO of CIO missed a number of opportunities to meaningfully challenge the trading strategy.
JP Morgan Task Force, 2012 (London Whale $6bln losses)
“Listed firms must ensure that the information they are disclosing to the market is right. This is what investors are entitled to receive.”
FCA, 2022 (Metro Bank underreported RWA by $1.1bln | The firm & former CEO & CFO fined by PRA/FCA)
Our services
Training
Check out our on-demand Product Control training @MondaySkills
We also offer live & in person training. We design courses based upon your team’s needs.
Product Control Foundations is our most popular course for those with less than 5yrs experience.
Significant Control Failures is our latest 90min workshop which reviews Metro Bank’s RWA failure and Lehman’s Repo 105 “fraud”.
This workshop magnifies the consequences of control frameworks being a low priority.
Consulting
Are you looking to fortify your control framework and protect your firm from significant losses?
Do you need experts in Product Control, Valuations, Financial Control, Treasury, Internal Audit, or Project Management to assist with a project or address a resourcing gap?
We can collaborate with you to enhance your control framework and resolve your resourcing challenges.
AI
FINSED helps financial institutions identify and implement practical applications of AI. By combining over two decades of financial markets experience with modern AI technologies, we help organizations improve efficiency, strengthen controls and unlock new analytical capabilities.
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No matter what stage you are at, we want to help. Reach out to us today for a no obligation conversation to help us understand your needs.
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