There is a growing need for audits and/or comparative reports by independent experts, with accredited training and recognition in the market, on subjects related to asset valuation and risk measurement or to the validation of the models used for this purpose. Our team has extensive experience in this type of work, which may arise from the specific needs of the institutions themselves (such as support for the conduct of internal audits), from regulatory and/or supervisory requirements (e.g. reports on the issuance of securities for the retail market) or as a result of due diligence procedures in corporate initiatives, expert reports in litigation situations, etc.

The first case (support for the internal audit area and/or validation of the institution's own models) is, and will remain in the future, one of the areas of major development and interest for Afi's team. The greatly increased internal control requirements, and the technical complexity often involved in the effective exercise of such control, particularly in adverse situations and stressed markets, make it advisable to seek external specialist support and comparison with best market practices.