The company has grown to a team
of 9 professionals with experience ranging from private banking, asset
management, (re)insurance, corporate finance and more, which means HOLT
consultancy is best placed to match the experience of the team member to the
type of client.
In 2014, HOLT consultancy
won the award for Best Consulting Firm of the Year at the Thomson Reuters
Governance, Risk and Compliance Awards, 8th GCC Regulators Summit in
Dubai.
Its reputation within the
DIFC has attracted some large clients who require expertise in licence applications
and outsourced Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer services.
HOLT consultancy’s clients include
(re)insurance companies, companies providing asset management, wealth
management, private banking, investment banking (M&A, corporate and project
finance, trading, research etc) and the funds businesses.
Main offerings of HOLT consultancy
- Applications and authorisation – providing assistance with the licence application process for companies seeking to set up in the DIFC (both non-regulated as well as regulated companies).
- Compliance support - being a retained outsourced Compliance Officer/MLRO or mentoring new or less experienced Compliance Officers/MLROs.
- Compliance reviews – these could be focused on a specific area of the business or a general health check to assess whether a firm’s systems and controls are functioning as they should.
- Drafting Compliance Manuals, Anti Money Laundering Manuals, policies, procedures and designing systems and controls to mitigate risk.
- Training – they assist clients in providing a wide range of regulatory, Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering & Counter Terrorist Financing related training.
Ben Holt, CEO said “We want to say thank you to our clients,
the DFSA and the DIFC who have worked with us over the past 5 years. Our close
relationships with all stakeholders means that HOLT consultancy can truly add
value to their business. I would also like to thank all HOLT consultancy
employees for their professionalism and commitment over the past 5 years”
HOLT consultancy’s vision
is to be the premier choice for companies when selecting a professional
compliance and risk management service provider.
HOLT’s mission is to
develop their client's business through premier quality and expert execution by
focusing on their needs and providing business solutions. They strive to offer
a service that exceeds expectations through its commitment to clients, adding
maximum value to their business and protecting their reputation.
