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Secure

Secure

Your information is securely held, communications are safely encrypted. Our fully encrypted backups occur often and regularly. Flexible and secure user password security.

Fast

Fast

Fast interfaces, user experience and reporting through the latest database design and web technology. User management tools aide efficient processes

Simple

Simple

Uncluttered user interfaces, multiple browser tab access, effortless data links. Our user-friendly and easy to learn user interface means no steep learning curve. Logical data entry flow with what you expect where you expect.

Customisable

Customisable

You select the modules you use and customise to your needs. You control your reports' content, you tailor your installation to suit your businesses needs

Standardised

Standardised

We support the global standards on Risk Management (ISO 31000) and Compliance (ISO 19600) and APRA SSP 220

Centralised

Centralised

One stop for all of your risk and compliance office needs. View completed and incomplete controls. Retain all your controls and records in the one accessable data base

How it Works

Feature diagram

CRS Certus becomes your record of your risks, risk profile, risk mitigators, obligations, responsible managers and staff, policies and procedures. It holds your proof of control execution. It facilitates recording and managing issues, incidents and complaints. CRS Certus can be interrogated to deliver reports on all data it holds in a format your audience needs.

Risks

Full risk management system. Customisable risk register. Multiple entity ratings support. Links to mitigating controls and issues register. Risk appetites tied to strategic objectives. Risk tolerance triggers and questionnaire system.

Obligations

Record obligations. Link to legislative or regulatory sources. Reconcile obligations with business controls

Controls

Document business controls. Link to risks and obligations. Assign responsibilities to managers. Automatically generate controls self-assessment questionnaires. Managers alerted when questionnaires are ready, complete within CRS Certus

Assessments

Controls response assessment navigation. Record testing results. Full audit records of resolution and further action. Directly load adverse responses into Issues Register.

Incidents

Capture incidents originating from within CRS Certus and reported by your business. Customise incident categories. Workflow management. Assign activities. Capture reportability assessment, related documents and developments.

Complaints

Customise complaint categories. Seamless flag as incidents, breaches or risk mitigation controls failures.

Registers

Breach register with regulator reporting assessments. Personal dealing approvals and register, gifts & benefits, training, conflicts of interest, relatedy party, legal documents, administrative documents, publications, office holder registers amongst others.

Alerts

Email alerts issued out of the system directed to your defined positions. Customisable email content and triggers. Email service log validates that communications are sent.

Policies & Procedures

Policies and procedures library. Alert users to new content to review within CRS Certus. Capture user confirms of access and understanding of policies and procedures. The library becomes your single point of truth.

Reporting

Flexible reporting to PDF and XLS(X). Customisable report content, period and presentation, tailored and relevant for the audience. Reports returned immediately. Aides regulatory enquiry, annual audit, demonstrates the control you have over your business

Consultancy and Outsourced Management

In addition to providing CRS-Certus as a software service, we provide consulting and outsourced management services. These services are available separately from CRS-Certus.

We can help to:

  • Operationalise your risk and compliance management system.
  • Workshop your risks.
  • Build Controls.
  • Document your regulatory obligations.
  • Implement incident/complaints reporting.
  • Document your policies & Procedures

Compliance & Risk Services Pty Ltd has been providing risk and compliance management solutions for businesses for over 10 years.

Our speciality in financial expertise

We have particular experience with financial Australian financial institutions such as Australian Financial Services Licensee, APRA regulated entities, Australian Credit licensees and AUSTRAC reporting entities.

  • Australian Financial Services ('AFS') Licence applications and licence variations
  • RSE licence applications
  • AFS Licence compliance reviews
  • Managed investment scheme registrations
  • Draft compliance plans
  • Draft Product Disclosure Statements ('PDS')
  • PDS due diligence
  • MDA contracts
  • Provide outsourced compliance management
  • Anti-money laundering & counter terrorism financing ('AML/CTF') programs
  • Independent reviews of AML/CTF programs
  • External Compliance Committee members
  • Temporary compliance staff placements
  • Risk management frameworks
  • Local agent for foreign licensees
  • Technical and product advisory services
  • Responsible manager training

Our values and ideals

Experience

We are experienced risk and compliance management practitioners experienced in developing and operating risk and compliance management systems.
CRS-Certus is developed through our experience as risk and compliance management practitioners.

In-house programming team

Our programming team is retained in-house. We believe that the partnership of practitioner and programmer provides a strength that few competitors may match.

Secure IT architecture and backups

Our system uses contemporary database design, programming languages, and hardware. We have implemented a constant backup regime using offsite encrypted storage.

Trust

We have provided services to over 200 clients over the globe. We have acted as topic experts under ASIC enforceable undertakings, engaged as experts in litigation and ASX disciplinary reviews.

Articles

New parliamentary inquiry into the wholesale investor and wholesale client tests

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (Committee) has commenced an inquiry into the wholesale investor test for offers of securities (Section 708 of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act 2001) and the wholesale client test for financial products and services (Sections 761G and 761GA of Chapter 7 of the Act).

This inquiry follows on from the review initiated by Treasury in August 2023 about the regulatory framework for managed investment schemes. One part of that review focused on the tests used to determine if an investor is a ‘wholesale client’, specifically looking at the financial thresholds and individual wealth test. 

Terms of the inquiry

The key terms of reference for the inquiry include:

  • examining the current test, its relevant contexts, consequences of an investor meeting the test, and how the tests are applied in practice;
  • comparison with comparable overseas jurisdictions;
  • consideration of any proposals to change the test; and
  • the process for making changes to the test, including any additional government consultation.

Likely outcome

Based on submissions made to Treasury in response to its review, there are proposals for the net asset portion of the test to be increased to $5 million. This would significantly reduce the number of investors that meet the test.

There are currently five tests in place to determine if an investor is a "sophisticated" one. Two of the most popular are the product value test whereby an investible asset is $500,000-plus.

The other is the individual wealth test in which an investor has either net assets of $2.5 million or gross income of $250,000 per annum for the last two years as verified by a professional accountant's certificate.

These tests are likely to be closely examined as part of the inquiry. 

Timing

The Committee has called for written submissions by 15 May 2024, with the intention to report to Parliament by the end of 2024.

Submissions can be made via the Parliamentary submission website: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/OnlineSubmission

Contact Us

Feel free to drop us a message if you have any questions or requests.

Or give us a call at

P: 03 9663 4456

and post us at

P.O. Box 18009
Collins Street East
Melbourne, VIC 8003

We're located at

Suite 2, Level 47, 80 Collins Street (North Tower)
Melbourne, VIC, 3000

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