Advisory that stands up to scrutiny
North Star provides senior anti-money laundering and financial crime advisory to regulated businesses that expect more than a template. Every engagement is delivered personally by an experienced practitioner, shaped around your regulatory obligations, and finished with the precision that regulators, banking partners and boards expect to see.
What we do
Senior financial crime & AML advisory, delivered personally. Most engagements start with an AML Health Check; below is the full range of support.
AML Health Check
A rapid, independent read of your framework: where you stand, where the gaps are, and what to fix first.
AML programme & policy
Design, uplift or tailor your AML/CFT programme, policies and controls, aligned to FATF and your local regulator.
Risk assessment
Enterprise-wide and customer risk assessments: methodology, data model and risk-rating that stand up to scrutiny.
KYC/KYB & CDD/EDD
Onboarding and periodic-review frameworks: risk-based CDD/EDD, source of funds & wealth, UBO and entity structures.
Transaction monitoring & tuning
Detection scenarios, thresholds and model tuning that cut false positives and catch what actually matters.
Independent review & regulator response
Evidence-based assessment of effectiveness for boards, licence applications and regulator questions.
Remediation & PMO
Senior programme leadership for KYC/CDD remediation and backlogs: master tracker, risk-tiering, workflows, reporting.
Licensing & regulatory readiness
Get licence-ready for the FCA and Singapore's MAS (PSA/SFA): framework, documentation and readiness regulators expect.
Target operating model & transformation
The operating model behind the controls: roles, three-lines structure, governance, tooling and the resourcing plan.
Fractional MLRO / Nominated Officer
A senior practitioner formally appointed, part-time and properly accountable, not a name on a form.
Training
Team and board training on AML, KYC, monitoring, sanctions, fraud and investigations, grounded in real cases.
Tailored engagement
Something in between, or a blend of the above? Tell us what you need and we'll scope it.
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AML Health Check
A rapid, independent review of your AML framework: where you stand, where the gaps are, and what to fix first. A clear, prioritised picture in weeks, not months.
Book a Health Check- Policies
- Governance
- Controls
- Monitoring
- Risk assessment
Three ways to work together
Engage us on an hourly rate, a monthly retainer, or a scoped engagement. We're flexible on duration — from a few hours of senior counsel to long-term programmes.
Hourly
Senior advice on demand. Perfect for a second opinion, a tricky escalation, or targeted input on a live issue, with no minimum commitment.
Retainer
One to two days a week of ongoing senior support. Priority availability for your team, board and regulator conversations as they arise.
Engagement
A scoped piece of work with defined deliverables: a health check, a remediation, a licence application. Short or long term, delivered end to end.
All rates in USD, and a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us what you need and we'll scope it →