WHY CONTINUUM
A different kind of risk advisory
Most large brokers offer ‘free’ risk reviews. Big Four firms charge fees that price out growth companies. Continuum operates in the gap between them.
Traditional brokers
Free review, tied to placement
- · Advice is a sales tool
- · Recommendations favour placement
- · No fee — no accountability
- · Excludes companies that don’t buy
Continuum
Paid, independent, Asia-specific
- · No placement conflict
- · Fees paid — advice is yours
- · MAS / SFC / VASP regulatory depth
- · Right-sized for growth-stage companies
Big Four advisory
Comprehensive but inaccessible
- · Genuine independent advice
- · Deep specialist bench
- · USD 50–200k+ engagement fees
- · Excludes Series A–C companies
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Independent risk advisory for digital economy companies in Asia — at the quality of a Big Four practice, at a price that works for a growth-stage company.
WHAT WE OFFER
Three service lines
From a one-off programme review to an embedded risk advisory relationship — designed around what digital economy companies in Asia actually need.
THE PROCESS
How an engagement works
A structured, four-stage process for the Risk Programme Review — our entry-level engagement. Framework design and retained advisory follow a similar rhythm.
Discovery · 30 min
Understand the need
A structured conversation to understand what’s driving the request — regulatory, investor, board, or operational. We qualify whether there’s a real engagement opportunity and discuss scope.
Weeks 1–2
Kickoff and analysis
We send a structured information pack. You share your documents, programme details, and any incidents. Our team conducts market research, benchmarking, and analysis.
Weeks 3–4
Draft and review
We produce a draft report and walk you through the key findings in a 60-minute review call. Your feedback is incorporated before the final report is issued.
Close-out call
Deliver and next steps
Final report delivered. We discuss the priority recommendations and agree what comes next — whether that’s a retained relationship, a framework build, or a referral to Continuum HK for insurance placement.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Deliverables in detail
Everything is written to be used — presented to your board, shown to your regulator, shared with your investors. Not filed away.
Retained Advisory — Monthly Inclusions
USD 3,500–7,000 per month · All-inclusive
WHO WE WORK WITH
Built for Asia’s digital economy
Our advisory practice focuses on companies where risk is evolving quickly and where the regulatory environment creates specific governance requirements.
Trigger: MAS / SFC VASP licence · Investor requirement
Digital Asset & Crypto Companies
Virtual asset service providers navigating MAS, SFC, and regional VASP frameworks. We understand the specific risk governance requirements that regulators expect and that investors increasingly require before funding.
Trigger: MAS MPI / CMS licence · Operational resilience
Fintech & Payment Institutions
Licensed payment institutions and fintech companies under increasing MAS scrutiny on operational resilience, third-party risk management, and business continuity. We help you evidence the governance that regulators expect.
Trigger: Funding round · Exit readiness · Board requirement
Series A–D Technology Companies
Growth-stage technology companies whose investors and boards are asking for formal risk governance that simply doesn’t exist yet. We build the framework, then help you maintain it as the business scales.
Trigger: Regional expansion · Post-acquisition integration
Regional Subsidiaries
Asian subsidiaries of global companies operating with minimal local risk infrastructure while the parent assumes governance is handled centrally. We provide the local risk advisory function the parent can’t supply from headquarters.
PRICING
Clear, fixed fees
No hourly rates, no surprises. Every engagement is scoped and priced upfront — you know exactly what you’re getting and what it costs before we start.
All fees are fixed and agreed in writing before work begins. Scope variations are discussed and priced separately — there are no hidden charges.
GET STARTED
Start with a 30-minute discovery call
Tell us what’s driving the need — regulatory, investor, board, or operational. We’ll tell you whether there’s an engagement that fits, and what it would look like.
