Welcome to Midwine Consulting

Midwine Consulting was formed in 1997. The principals are Robert Heeps and Julie O’Brien who have extensive backgrounds in banking and consulting. Our offices are in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

Midwine Consulting hold an AFS License as a wholesale financial adviser.

Midwine Consulting comprises the principals and associates each of whom brings a great deal of relevant expertise.

Our primary objectives are to provide consulting services, support services and software solutions in the area of financial risk management, exercising professional excellence on a cost-effective basis.

Our focus is on the control environment and strategic management of financial risk within organisations and the associated prudential controls, policies, procedures and systems.

For example, Midwine Consulting performs the following services for Australian institutions:

Investment Management

	Policy development and maintenance in the context of corporate growth, regulatory evolution and market changes.
	Strategic and tactical management of investment risk including portfolio structure, asset allocation, stock selection, evaluation of investment opportunities.
	Middle office, management reporting & compliance functions. Performance measurement and attribution.
	Operational and systems support – in particular assistance with complex transactions and reporting.
	Derivative based dynamic hedging program for control of market risks in the context of prudential and policy level controls.
	Decision support models – stock selection, comparative evaluation.

Capital Management

	Policy, structure and controls.
	Strategic and tactical management in the context of regulatory controls.

Treasury and Market Risks

	FX, Interest Risk management, Cash Management.
	Hedge strategies.

The Financial Risk Management Model