Finance
Facilitating the development of financial services and capital markets worldwide
IOS Partners has worked closely with officials of ministries, regulatory agencies, securities markets, banks, brokerage firms, and various multilateral and international institutions in developing capital markets and non-bank financial markets.
We provide technical and advisory services in designing and delivering proven capacity building programs for building sustainability among the institutions and individuals tasked with successfully orchestrating prudential supervision and risk management programs, developing financial markets and maintaining the success of the strategies post-implementation.
The firm carries the proven ability to facilitate communication and knowledge transfer to create sustainable efficient systems. IOS Partners has participated in financial sector reform projects and assistance programs in over 120 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe.
The firm provides consulting services to public and private financial institutions in emerging and developing markets in the following areas:
- Development and management of financial sector strategies
- Central bank and monetary policy reforms
- Bank supervision, reform and restructuring
- Risk analysis, mitigation and capacity building
- Capital market and non-bank financial market development
- Capacity building and knowledge transfer
- Accounting reform towards international accounting & auditing standards
- Pension and insurance industry reform
- Actuarial modeling-demographic and forecast analysis
- Legal, policy, and institutional framework development
- Information technology solutions
Highlighted projects
Africa Region
(Tunisia, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Mozambique)
Program of Workshops on Risk Mitigation Needs and Solutions in Africa
Led a series of workshops across Africa on financial tools available to engage the private sector and attract private sector financing on PPP and other projects
Bahamas
Diagnostic Study to Establish a Moveable Collateral Registry in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
The scope of the project is to deliver a fully executable template for establishment of the collateral registry, from draft legal arrangements to recommended technology infrastructure and optimal institutional administrative arrangements
Ethiopia
Strengthening the Framework for Banking Regulation and Supervision for the National Bank of Ethiopia
Provided consultancy services to the National Bank of Ethiopia with an aim to modernize and strengthen the regulatory and supervisory activities of its Banking Supervision Department, including developing a framework for the implementation of International Finance Reporting Standards and International Auditing Standards, draft regulations for a Deposit Insurance Scheme and recommendations on IT-based bank supervision.
Jamaica
Evaluation of Strategic Options for the Reform of the Development Bank of Jamaica’s Wholesale Lending Windows for Agriculture
Provided a set of strategic options that would reduce operating losses, improve the quality of service provided to clients and improve efficiency of the Development Bank of Jamaica Limited (Development Bank Of Jamaica (DBJ)/Inter-American Development Bank.
“The entire Pension Administration unit was happy to work closely with the IOS Partners team and appreciated its dedication, initiative, creativity in problem-solving and commitment to building consensus with the relevant stakeholders and to the achievement of project objectives. IOS Partners provided the Government of Jamaica with a workable solution, and we look forward to its fruition.”
Bridgett Wilks
Divisional Director, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kingdom of Jamaica
