Tokyo International Consulting | Regulatory advisory, Compliance Advisory, Internal audit support and advisory, Enterprise risk management advisory

Privatization of postal savings, introduction of Basel II, etc. have caused rapid and dramatic change in the way regulators regulate the industry. Increased new entrants in financial markets due to deregulation have brought in hard market competition. New regulation is causing new challenges to the industry as well. TIC will try to utilize its network capturing most recent information about these regulatory changes and utilize such information to assist clients in developing most practical and effective ways to counter new regulation. Turning regulatory advantage to competitive advantage is to become a key factor to survive in the market.
TIC is comprised of leading regulatory experts who used to be regulators, industry practitioners in the field of banking, trust, securities, insurance and asset management. TIC has dealt with other areas of regulation as well.

TIC's regulatory advisory service ranges from basic research and analysis of local regulation to licensing advisory for new entries to certain financial business, regulatory inspection support and support in developing procedures and manuals based on local regulation. We have provided regulatory advisory service to more than 350 clients in the past who are continuing relationship with TIC on regulatory matters.

Examples of regulatory advisory service

1. General provision of local regulation and
   regulatory related information
2. Support in setting up financial business
   including banks, securities companies, etc.
3. Advisory in setting up a local compliance
   system to meet all the local financial
   regulations
4. Advisory on regulatory inspection and
   supervision
   
   
5. Advisory on response to the regulatory
   inspection manual and guidelines
6. Support in developing internal rules
   and manuals
7. Advisory on response to capital regulation
   including Basel II
8. Advisory on establishing self assessment
   program
9. Advisory on dealing with financial
   regulators