Why we exist
Most businesses lack the in-house expertise to handle financial crime compliance, and most compliance firms lack the commercial depth to make it work in practice. FCC Advisory was founded to close that gap, so our clients get programs that are technically correct and genuinely fit for their business.
Credentials
Experience across banking, professional services and the regulator's side of the table.
- 15+
- Years of AML/CTF experience across banking, professional services and regulatory environments.
- FATF
- Deep familiarity with the FATF Recommendations and mutual evaluation methodology.
- AUSTRAC
- Direct experience with AUSTRAC engagement, examination preparation and enforcement response.
- Multi-sector
- Advisory experience across banking, real estate, accounting, legal, virtual assets and trusts.
What we value
Four principles behind every engagement, whatever its size.
- Clarity over complexity
- We translate regulatory requirements into plain language and practical action. You should always know where you stand and what to do next.
- Commercial realism
- Programs that don't work in practice don't protect anyone. We design frameworks that are proportionate, operable and fit how your business actually runs.
- Senior-led delivery
- Every engagement is led by a senior practitioner. Your work isn't handed to junior staff; you get the expertise you engaged, every time.
- Independence
- No product to sell, no technology vendor relationships, and no incentive other than the best outcome for you.
Areas of expertise
- AML/CTF compliance
- Program design, gap analysis, AUSTRAC enrolment, suspicious matter reporting and ongoing compliance support across regulated sectors.
- Tranche 2 readiness
- Specialist advice for newly regulated accountants, real estate agents, conveyancers, jewellers, VDA providers and trust administrators.
- Financial crime risk
- Enterprise-wide risk assessments, typology analysis, sanctions compliance and red flag indicator development.
- Financial advisory
- Fractional CFO, transaction advisory, fund administration and accounting, with the compliance lens built in from the start.
- Regulatory engagement
- AUSTRAC correspondence, examination preparation and enforceable undertaking support.
- Training and uplift
- Practical, sector-specific training for staff, management and boards that builds real capability.
An extension of your team
We don't parachute in, deliver a report and disappear. Engagements are built around your obligations, risk profile and how you operate, and we stay through implementation.
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Assess first
Every engagement starts with a structured look at your designated services, existing controls and gaps. No assumptions.
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Design for your business
Frameworks proportionate to your size, sector and risk profile. No templates that create compliance theatre without real protection.
- 03
Implement alongside you
We work with your team through policies, procedures, training and systems, with minimal disruption.
- 04
Stay current
Regulation changes. Ongoing support, monitoring and annual reviews keep your program up to date.
Work with us
Whether you need a full AML/CTF program, a Tranche 2 readiness assessment or a fractional CFO, we'd like to hear about your situation.
