REGULATORY REPORTING

Increasing regulatory obligations have placed significant pressure on financial services organisations to deliver accurate, timely, and compliant reporting while managing operational complexity and controlling costs. As regulation continues to evolve, many organisations are adopting outsourced compliance solutions to improve efficiency, strengthen governance, and reduce regulatory risk.

Global Investment Reporting (GIR) is an independent specialist in regulatory reporting, investment compliance, risk management, and cybersecurity governance. We deliver comprehensive outsourced reporting solutions that help financial institutions meet their statutory obligations while reducing the risk of regulatory penalties, operational disruption, financial loss, and reputational damage

Our proprietary reporting platforms, integrated market data, automated validation processes, and structured breach management framework enable us to deliver high-quality regulatory reports with minimal effort from our clients. We not only identify compliance breaches but also analyse their root causes, assess business impact, and provide practical remediation strategies that support continuous improvement.

By partnering with GIR, organisations gain access to specialist expertise, proven methodologies, and innovative technology that allows management to focus on strategic growth while we manage the complexities of regulatory compliance.

REGULATORY CONSULTING

Effective compliance is built on more than simply meeting legislative requirements—it requires a thorough understanding of governance principles, regulatory intent, and organisational risk.

GIR provides independent regulatory consulting services that help financial institutions evaluate, strengthen, and continuously improve their compliance and governance frameworks. Our consultants assess policies, procedures, operational controls, and governance practices against applicable legislation and industry best practice, including Regulation 28, Prudential Standards, Conduct Standards, and other financial sector regulations.

Using a structured assessment methodology and balanced scorecard approach, we identify compliance gaps, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement. Our recommendations include practical action plans, clearly defined responsibilities, implementation timelines, and measurable outcomes to support ongoing compliance and regulatory readiness.

Our independent assessments provide Boards, Trustees, Executive Management, Regulators, Auditors, and Risk Committees with confidence that regulatory obligations are being effectively managed and governance standards are continuously improving.

Cybersecurity Auditing & Cyber Resilience

Cybersecurity has become a critical component of governance and regulatory compliance within the financial services industry. Increasing cyber threats, evolving regulatory expectations, and growing reliance on digital platforms require organisations to demonstrate robust cyber risk management and operational resilience.

GIR provides independent cybersecurity risk audits and cyber resilience assessments designed specifically for financial institutions. Our audits evaluate your organisation's cybersecurity governance, policies, risk management practices, technical controls, third-party risk management, incident response capability, and overall cyber resilience.

Our services include:

• • Cybersecurity Governance Reviews
• • Cyber Risk Assessments
• • Cyber Resilience Audits
• • Compliance Audits against the Joint Standard 2 of 2024 issued by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the Prudential Authority
• • Information Security Control Assessments
• • Third-Party and Supplier Cyber Risk Reviews
• • Incident Response and Business Continuity Readiness Assessments
• • Cybersecurity Maturity Assessments
• • Executive and Board Reporting
• • Remediation Roadmaps and Continuous Improvement Programmes

Our independent assessments provide organisations with practical recommendations that strengthen cyber resilience, improve governance, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory expectations while protecting critical business operations and client information.

API Data Integration & Compliance Intelligence

Accurate compliance monitoring depends on accurate, complete, and timely investment data.

Global Investment Reporting maintains one of South Africa's most comprehensive investment data repositories, covering more than 90% of Collective Investment Schemes, enabling real-time compliance assessments across investment platforms and portfolios.

Our secure API integrates seamlessly with investment administration systems, financial planning platforms, and online investment applications, providing instant look-through analysis of portfolio holdings and weighted fund exposures. This enables advisers, administrators, and investment managers to validate compliance before transactions are executed, improving investment flexibility while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Our API platform also delivers:

• • Real-time investment compliance monitoring
• • Portfolio look-through exposure analysis
• • Performance measurement and benchmark reporting
• • Asset allocation analytics
• • Geographic and sector exposure reporting
• • Risk and return analytics
• • Automated regulatory reporting
• • Integration with client portals and digital investment platforms
• • Compliance dashboards and management reporting

By combining industry-leading investment data, advanced automation, regulatory expertise, and cybersecurity assurance, GIR delivers a fully integrated Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Cybersecurity (GRC) solution that enables financial institutions to operate with confidence in an increasingly regulated and digitally connected environment.

API DATA ACCESS

Compliance assessment is dependent on access to accurate and complete data. GIR collates data from over 90% of Collective Investment Schemes in South Africa and developed an API interface that allows multi-fund platforms to instantly confirm compliance, based on a look-through aggregation of the weighted fund selection.

No more Intended Maximum Limits (IMLs) restricting investor selections – our API provides instant, direct access to the latest information for investors full exposure investments, switches and rebalancing. When linked to web-based investment application forms and client proposals, the API can also deliver performance against benchmarks (tables, graphs or data), asset allocation (local, foreign, sector and geographic) and risk vs return matrices.