Financial Services

We bring deep regulatory, industry and operational expertise to help Australian financial institutions enhance their risk and compliance frameworks across Banking, Insurance, and Asset & Wealth Management. FTI Consulting empowers financial institutions to overcome complex systemic challenges such as from safeguarding against operational risks, to streamlining outdated processes and controls, to ensuring ethical market conduct, robust customer protection, driving operational resilience and seamless regulatory compliance, by providing host of solutions. Our experts work side by side with clients to strengthen governance, uplift risk and control environments, and address regulatory obligations in a proportionate and practical way. From independent risk and compliance assessments, control testing, and RCSAs to post-examination remediation, regulatory responses and data-driven analytics, our experts help clients navigate evolving expectations with confidence. We combine local insight with FTI Consulting’s global capability to future-proof compliance programs, improve decision-making and maintain stakeholder trust.

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We help Australian financial institutions navigate the evolving cybersecurity and data privacy landscape by delivering practical, regulatory aligned solutions tailored to their risk profile and operating environment. Our experts bring deep technical, legal and investigative experience spanning privacy compliance, privacy by design, data governance, AI-enablement, breach readiness, incident response and crisis communications to protect critical information assets and maintain stakeholder trust.

Working across banking, insurance and asset and wealth management, we assess cyber resilience, uplift controls, manage data risk and respond to cyber incidents with speed and precision. Supported by global capabilities and in-house specialists with backgrounds in regulation, law enforcement, intelligence and private sector leadership, we deliver end-to-end support to build secure, compliant and future-ready organisations.

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We bring industry-leading operating expertise to address our clients’ most urgent needs for accelerating banking and finance business transformation. Senior, on-site teams develop practical solutions and deliver high-impact, rapid results in originations/onboarding, servicing, collections, credit risk, IT and general and administrative expenses. Our implementation strategies combine levers of adaptive organisation, lean improvement, technology enablement and advanced analytics for future-ready change.

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We deliver rigorous, evidence-based economic analysis as you navigate economic, financial and regulatory challenges. Our team includes experienced economists, financial analysts, engineers, accountants, former regulators and government officials who apply advanced quantitative techniques to assess policy impacts, support transactions, shifts in regulation, complex disputes and anticipate market trends.

Supporting banks, insurers, investment managers, law firms, regulators and international agencies, we offer a wide range of services including economic modelling, regulatory, business and competition economics and litigation support to help address complex issues across the business cycle.

We support Australian financial institutions, law firms and regulators in navigating complex investigations, regulatory responses and compliance monitorships. Our experts work independently and discreetly to uncover facts, assess conduct, and develop practical, proportionate responses to alleged wrongdoing. With deep expertise spanning forensic accounting, regulatory compliance, law enforcement and audit, our multidisciplinary team conducts investigations, verifies compliance with enforceable undertakings, and supports litigation or regulatory engagement with clarity and credibility. We work closely with senior management, in-house counsel, HR, risk and compliance teams to plan and execute investigations, gather and analyse evidence, and recommend targeted remediation to strengthen governance and prevent recurrence. Our team includes Chartered Accountants, Certified Fraud Examiners and licensed investigators with the experience to deliver trusted outcomes across Banking, Insurance and Asset & Wealth Management.

We help Australian financial institutions protect and enhance their reputation through strategic, proactive and crisis communications. Our experts support clients in navigating regulatory scrutiny, market disruption, stakeholder engagement and brand positioning with clarity and impact. With deep experience across Banking, Insurance and Asset & Wealth Management, we advise boards and executives on how to communicate through sensitive issues, regulatory developments, transactions, investigations and leadership transitions. Drawing on our specialist team of communications advisers with backgrounds in journalism, government, financial services, investment banking and corporate affairs, we deliver trusted, coordinated communications strategies that protect enterprise value and maintain stakeholder confidence.

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Applying our financial services consulting expertise and comprehensive deal-making experience, we advise clients on how to strategise, structure, perform diligence, integrate, value and communicate around transactions. Free from audit-based conflicts or restrictions, we provide a 360-degree lens across all facets of the banking business impacted by a particular transaction.

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