Independent Issue Validation
Section 166, Matters Requiring Attention (MRAs) & Matters Requiring Immediate Attention (MRIAs)
Ottilie+Blanche Consulting provides independent, regulator-grade validation of regulatory issues (Sec166, MRAs, MRIAs), delivering objective assurance to Boards, Executive Management, and Regulators that identified issues have been remediated sustainably, effectively, and in line with regulatory expectations.
Drawing on deep knowledge of Corporate Investment Banking Business, products and services, booking models, Financial Crime Compliance Programme and IIA audit methodology with Tier-1 investment banking and Big-4 audit pedigree, our issue validation approach reflects the methodologies, acceptable evidence standards, and regulatory mind set applied by leading regulators including the FCA, OCC, FRB, FINMA, Isle of Man FSA, CSSF, and CBUAE, DFSA, FSRA, CMA, QFCRA as well as extensive experience supporting Section 166 Skilled Person reviews and high-intensity regulatory remediation programmes.
What We Do
We act as an independent second-line and third-line aligned assurance provider, delivering credible challenge and validation that stands up to regulatory scrutiny, without compromising management ownership of remediation.
Our validation covers:
Root Cause Analysis: Confirming that underlying drivers (governance, risk assessment, data, systems, people, incentives) have been fully identified and addressed
Remediation Design Adequacy: Assessing whether remediation actions are proportionate, risk-based, and aligned to regulatory intent
Operational Effectiveness: Testing whether controls are embedded, consistently executed, and demonstrably effective in business-as-usual conditions
Sustainability & Forward-Looking Resilience: Evaluating whether remediation and control enhancements are sustainable over a period of time and resilient to regulatory scrutiny and conducive to growth
Evidence & Regulatory Defensibility: Validating management assertions against regulator-ready evidence standards
Section 166, Matters Requiring Attention (MRAs) & Matters Requiring Immediate Attention (MRIAs)
Ottilie+Blanche Consulting provides independent, regulator-grade validation of regulatory issues (Sec166, MRAs, MRIAs), delivering objective assurance to Boards, Executive Management, and Regulators that identified issues have been remediated sustainably, effectively, and in line with regulatory expectations.
Drawing on deep knowledge of Corporate Investment Banking Business, products and services, booking models, Financial Crime Compliance Programme and IIA audit methodology with Tier-1 investment banking and Big-4 audit pedigree, our issue validation approach reflects the methodologies, acceptable evidence standards, and regulatory mind set applied by leading regulators including the FCA, OCC, FRB, FINMA, Isle of Man FSA, CSSF, and CBUAE, DFSA, FSRA, CMA, QFCRA as well as extensive experience supporting Section 166 Skilled Person reviews and high-intensity regulatory remediation programmes.
What We Do
We act as an independent second-line and third-line aligned assurance provider, delivering credible challenge and validation that stands up to regulatory scrutiny, without compromising management ownership of remediation.
Our validation covers:
Root Cause Analysis: Confirming that underlying drivers (governance, risk assessment, data, systems, people, incentives) have been fully identified and addressed
Remediation Design Adequacy: Assessing whether remediation actions are proportionate, risk-based, and aligned to regulatory intent
Operational Effectiveness: Testing whether controls are embedded, consistently executed, and demonstrably effective in business-as-usual conditions
Sustainability & Forward-Looking Resilience: Evaluating whether remediation and control enhancements are sustainable over a period of time and resilient to regulatory scrutiny and conducive to growth
Evidence & Regulatory Defensibility: Validating management assertions against regulator-ready evidence standards