From advice to real value
Risk Control is an independent firm of risk specialists assisting major international institutions in developing and implementing effective and rigorous risk management.
We chose to build, not only to advise
We aim to increase the transparency of the business environment our clients face and to assist them in reducing the likelihood and costs of potential adverse events.
To achieve these objectives, we deploy multi-disciplinary teams of risk and finance specialists, statistical and mathematical modellers and experts in strategy, structuring and financial planning.
Our analyses of financial risk and liquidity have shaped the thinking of regulators and industry participants.
Recognition and work in public
- G20 Expert Panel on MDB Capital Adequacy · The Risk Control team led by William Perraudin assisted the G20-mandated Expert Panel by analysing historical data on MDB loan performance; part of the Independent Review of MDBs' Capital Adequacy Frameworks.
- GlobalCapital European Securitization Award 2025 · William Perraudin and Georges Duponcheele received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Securitization.
- Reuters · William Perraudin quoted on the Defence Security and Resilience Bank ("The battle to build a global defence bank").
- BBC Radio 4 Today Programme · Interview on bank capital regulation.
- Rockefeller Foundation-commissioned World Bank studies · Studies showing World Bank reform could unlock billions of additional financing for developing countries; IBRD, IDA and CAF Panel press release.
- FCDO MOBILIST / SECO report · Guarantee Companies & Development Finance report launched 27 Feb 2026.
- MDB Challenge Fund · Sponsored capital adequacy benchmarking of nine prominent MDBs using a consistent Economic Capital framework.
- Policy influence: EC securitisation proposals · European authorities' securitisation capital proposals picked up the Risk Sensitive Risk Weight Floor suggested in Risk Control's 2024-25 studies.
- Policy influence: S&P supranational criteria · S&P supranational ratings criteria changes related to evidence in the Sept 2024 paper "Quantifying Preferred Creditor Treatment by Rating Grade".
- Published: Eurofi Regulatory Update; SUERF Policy Brief No. 976 · "Securitisation Reform to Boost European Competitiveness".
- Keynote, SCI 10th Annual Capital Relief Trades Seminar · "Securitisation Risk and Regulatory Capital", London, 16-17 Oct 2024.
- EBA consultation response · Formal response to the EBA Discussion Paper on Simple, Standard and Transparent Securitisations.
- Founder credentials · Former Chair of Finance at Imperial College Business School; Special Advisor to the Bank of England; involved in calibrating Basel II capital charges; ex-IMF.
- Anonymised client proof points · Bespoke credit portfolio model for a major central bank; bespoke Credit Portfolio Model for a major Export Credit Agency; group-wide credit VaR for a large investment bank; real-time limit software for an international insurer; ratings scenario system for a large public bank; annual Pillar II calibration for a large bank.
8 Golden Square, London W1F 9HY
Five minutes from Piccadilly Circus, in the heart of Soho.
Telephone +44 (0)20 3307 0730
8 Golden Square, London W1F 9HY
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Join our team! Risk Control is an independent firm of risk specialists assisting major international institutions in developing and implementing effective and rigorous risk management. We take pride in our collaborative work culture that rewards innovative thinking. There are many opportunities for professional development. Risk Control is an equal opportunities employer.
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