Enhancing SFDR Compliance and Upgrading to Article 9 Status

Enhancing SFDR Compliance and Upgrading to Article 9 Status Overview Overview An asset manager aimed to upgrade its fund from an Article 6 to an Article 9 classification under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The goal was to integrate sustainability objectives into its investment strategy which required transparent investor communications, and approval from the […]
Addressing the 8th MaRisk Amendment Requirements with a Focus on IRRBB and CSRBB

Addressing the 8th MaRisk Amendment Requirementswith a Focus on IRRBB and CSRBB Overview Overview One of the largest development banks in Germany partnered with Aspect Advisory to secure independent expertise on the 8th MaRisk amendment. This project specifically targeted enhancements related to Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) and Credit Spread Risk in […]
Inaugural Sustainability Report Preparation for Star Scientific

Inaugural Sustainability Report Preparation for Star Scientific Overview Overview Star Scientific, a pioneering hydrogen research and development company, engaged Aspect Advisory to prepare its inaugural Sustainability Report in alignment with the newly introduced European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The primary goal was to ensure a transparent, accurate, and compliant report despite the inherent challenges of […]
Risk based pricing methodology

How to develop a risk-based pricing methodology for lending german Overview Overview A multinational African-based bank sought to enhance its lending strategy by implementing a risk-based pricing tool. The objective was to develop and digitalise a methodology that enables the bank to determine client- and loan-specific pricing, ensuring a tailored approach based on the risk […]
Automation of Risk Management Data Import, Calculation and Reporting/Dashboarding

Automation of Risk Management Data Import, Calculation and Reporting/Dashboarding for an International Development Bank (IDB) Overview Aspect Advisory was engaged to rework and automate various core components of the central risk management, liquidity portfolio and ALCO reports as well as the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model for an international development bank. The main objective being […]
Transactional Services

Reducing Cost Inefficiencies in Transactional Products and Services (TPS) Division – Outward Telematic Transfers (OTT) in Uganda Overview Aspect Advisory collaborated with the Transactional Products and Services (TPS) division of a leading banking group to execute a Proof of Concept (PoC) initiative aimed at reducing cost inefficiencies associated with Outward Telematic Transfers (OTT) within Uganda. […]
Loan Application Robot

From Data to Insights: How a Loan Application Robot Can Help to Unveil Patterns Across Thousands of Applications Overview Overview In today’s data-rich yet insight-deficient financial landscape, many institutions struggle to harness the full potential of their information assets. Our client, a large development bank in South Africa, faced a common yet critical challenge: while […]
Enterprise Risk Management Framework

Automation of Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ETR) – A news event triggered dashboard Overview Aspect Advisory was engaged in an initiative to accomplish a large DFI’s strategic objective of enhancing its Enterprise Risk Management Framework. As part of the deliverables, this required the creation of an interface for event management that notifies the Risk Management […]
Expected Credit Loss (ECL)

Automation of the Expected Credit loss (ECL) and Pricing tools for a Development Finance institution (DFI) Overview Aspect Advisory was engaged to enhance the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) models, Risk-based pricing capability, and IFRS9 reporting for a development finance institution. The primary objective was to transform the existing ECL calculation and Risk-Based pricing models into […]
Enhancing Asset and Liability Management

Enhancing Asset and Liability Management Overview A micro financial institution had been facing inflationary pressures due to the region’s severe economic crisis . The economic volatility in the country affected the institution causing a maturity mismatch in their asset and liability management. Solution Aspect Advisory assessed the risks faced by the institution and the effectiveness […]