Sênachê Consulting
For the ultimate benefit of society
Accuracy, Flexibility, Excellence
What we do
Our three functions for serving Asset Managers
We assist you facing current and futures challenges
Risk Management
& Performance
Risk management function assistance
- Management of the Risk Management function:
- Risk Conducting officer mandate (with regulator validation);
- Secondment of Risk Management officer.
- Operational risk mapping and controlling framework;
- Assistance in the set-up of Oversight and Due Diligence framework;
- Assistance in the set-up of investment committees.
Documentation (Formalisation/ Review)
- Risk Management Policies and Procedures;
- Valuation Policies, Procedures and Methodologies;
- Portfolio Management Procedures.
Risk measurement
- Preparing independent review of VaRmodel.
Regulation, Governance,
Compliance & AML/CFT
Regulation
- Ensure adequateness with current regulations (SFDR, DORA, etc.) through gap analysis and roadmap implementation.
Governance
- Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) mandate (with regulator validation);
- Ensure adequateness of the governance framework with regulatory requirements;
- AIFM licensing assistance (Private Equity, Real Estate, etc.).
Compliance & AML/CFT (incl. KYC & KYT)
- RC mandate;
- Secondment of Compliance officer:
- Client identification;
- Daily screening;
- Transaction monitoring and analysis;
- Compliance risk cartography;
- Compliance reports for the SM (and BoDwhere appropriate).
- Drafting / Review of the Compliance chart;
- Drafting / Review of the Compliance policy.
Management Consulting
& Operational Excellence
Project Management & Business analysis
- Project Management (Waterfall/Agile):
- Set-up of proper project governance (RACI);
- Set-up project structure and committees;
- Monitor project progress against budget, timeline and quality.
- Business analysis (process modelling, organisationalstructure review, etc.).
Operational Efficiency
- Review and define new target operating models;
- Roadmap implementation;
- Operational support (incl. support to the finance function).
New Tool Implementation
- Tool selection (list of potential providers & providers’ assessment);
- End to end integration (drafting functional & technical specifications, testing, etc.);
- Change management (final users training and internal communication).
Considering the lack of talent and the ever-changing regulatory landscape, we ensure Investment Fund Managers have a robust second line of defence.
What we do
Our three functions for serving Asset Managers
We assist you facing current and futures challenges
Risk Management
& Performance
Risk management function assistance
- Management of the Risk Management function:
- Risk Conducting officer mandate (with regulator validation);
- Secondment of Risk Management officer.
- Operational risk mapping and controlling framework;
- Assistance in the set-up of Oversight and Due Diligence framework;
- Assistance in the set-up of investment committees.
Documentation (Formalisation/ Review)
- Risk Management Policies and Procedures;
- Valuation Policies, Procedures and Methodologies;
- Portfolio Management Procedures.
Risk measurement
- Preparing independent review of VaRmodel.
Regulation, Governance,
Compliance & AML/CFT
Regulation
- Ensure adequateness with current regulations (SFDR, DORA, etc.) through gap analysis and roadmap implementation.
Governance
- Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) mandate (with regulator validation);
- Ensure adequateness of the governance framework with regulatory requirements;
- AIFM licensing assistance (Private Equity, Real Estate, etc.).
Compliance & AML/CFT (incl. KYC & KYT)
- RC mandate;
- Secondment of Compliance officer:
- Client identification;
- Daily screening;
- Transaction monitoring and analysis;
- Compliance risk cartography;
- Compliance reports for the SM (and BoDwhere appropriate).
- Drafting / Review of the Compliance chart;
- Drafting / Review of the Compliance policy.
Management Consulting
& Operational Excellence
Project Management & Business analysis
- Project Management (Waterfall/Agile):
- Set-up of proper project governance (RACI);
- Set-up project structure and committees;
- Monitor project progress against budget, timeline and quality.
- Business analysis (process modelling, organisationalstructure review, etc.).
Operational Efficiency
- Review and define new target operating models;
- Roadmap implementation;
- Operational support (incl. support to the finance function).
New Tool Implementation
- Tool selection (list of potential providers & providers’ assessment);
- End to end integration (drafting functional & technical specifications, testing, etc.);
- Change management (final users training and internal communication).
Considering the lack of talent and the ever-changing regulatory landscape, we ensure Investment Fund Managers have a robust second line of defence.
Contribution
A permament connexion with industry experts to ensure we contribute to elevate the standards of the financial industry
Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry
Member | Contributor to the Risk Management Committee and the Digital Finance Strategy Forum
Luxembourg private equity & venture capital association
Member | Contributor to the Risk Management Committee and the Independent & Non-Executive Directors club
Real Estate Association of Luxembourg
Member
Institut Luxembourgeois des administrateurs
Member | Contributor to the ILA Alternative Investment Funds Committee
Institut Français des administrateurs
Member
Luxembourg Association for Risk Management
Member
Global Fund Risk
Member | Contributor to the (i.) Risk profiles working group and the (ii.) Sustainability risk working group.
Association Luxembourgeoise des Compliance Officers
Member
Contribution
A permament connexion with industry experts to ensure we contribute to elevate the standards of the financial industry
Association of the Luxembourg
Fund Industry
Member | Contributor to the Risk Management Committee and the Digital Finance Strategy Forum
Luxembourg private equity
& venture capital association
Member | Contributor to the Risk Management Committee and the Independent & Non-Executive Directors club
Real Estate Association of Luxembourg
Member
Institut Luxembourgeois
des administrateurs
Member | Contributor to the ILA Alternative Investment Funds Committee
Institut Français
des administrateurs
Member
Luxembourg Association
for Risk Management
Member
Global Fund Risk
Member | Contributor to the (i.) Risk profiles working group and the (ii.) Sustainability risk working group.
Association Luxembourgeoise
des Compliance Officers
Member
Collaborate is also contributing to others
In Luxembourg
In Luxembourg, 1% of the total invoiced amount for a collaboration between us will be granted to a Luxembourgish association of your choice among the 5 aforementioned associations we are supporting. This will allow us to contribute together to our society while we are assisting you at the same time
In France
In France, 1% of the total invoiced amount for a collaboration between us will be granted to a French association of your choice among the 5 aforementioned associations we are supporting. This will allow us to contribute together to our society while we are assisting you at the same time.
Collaborate is also contributing to others
In Luxembourg
In Luxembourg, 1% of the total invoiced amount for a collaboration between us will be granted to a Luxembourgish association of your choice among the 5 aforementioned associations we are supporting. This will allow us to contribute together to our society while we are assisting you at the same time
In France
In France, 1% of the total invoiced amount for a collaboration between us will be granted to a French association of your choice among the 5 aforementioned associations we are supporting. This will allow us to contribute together to our society while we are assisting you at the same time.
Our team
Daniel Cakpo-Tozo, FRM, GFR, RC
Founder & Managing Director
Daniel is a Trusted Advisor with 10+ years of experience in Fund Governance, Risk Management and Compliance & AML/CFT.
In 2021, he has founded Sênachê Consulting that delivers Operational team support assignments and take RC, Conducting Officer, and/or Independent Non-Executive Director mandates for assisting IFMs (AIFM, UCITS, Super ManCo, ManCo+) and the UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds (SCSp/SCS, RAIF, SIF, SICAR, Part II UCI, EuVECA, EuSEF, ELTIF) they manage.
Before launching Sênachê Consulting, Daniel worked, inter alia, as Manager at KPMG Luxembourg where he delivered Interim Conducting Officers assignments and a range of Asset Management regulatory consulting assignments (AIFM licence extension, oversight framework set-ups, etc.).
Prior to that, Daniel was a Senior Consultant at PwC Luxembourg where he drafted and reviewed Risk Management Processes & Policies for both UCITS and AIFMs, delivered independent review of VaR models assignments for UCITS, ensure AIFMD reporting for a wide range of authorised AIFMs and give trainings on Market Abuse Directive and Market Abuse Regulation (MAD, MAR & CSMAD).
Daniel holds both a Master in Risk Management and a Research Master in Economics and he has obtained different certifications in (i.) Governance (Certified ILA Bootcamp on Luxembourg Corporate Governance), in (ii.) Risk Management (FRM, GFR), and in (iii.) Compliance (RC, M1 & M2, AML).
Wilfried Georges
Consultant
Wilfried joined Sênachê Consulting in 2023.
With Accuracy, Flexibility and Excellence, he assists Investment funds & Investment Fund Managers facing current and future challenges related to the second line of defence (Risk Management, Compliance & AML/CFT).
At Sênachê, Wilfried has assisted the Risk Management function of IFMs by reviewing Risk Management Processes & Policies and he has worked on an operational Compliance support project.
Wilfried holds a Master in Financial Engineering and has obtained both ‘’Compliance – Fundamentals (M1)’’ and ‘’Compliance – Implementation of the regulatory framework (M2)’’ as well as ‘’Anti Money Laundering (AML) for Funds – Implementation’’ certifications.
Our team
Daniel Cakpo-Tozo, FRM, GFR, RC
Founder & Managing Director
Daniel is a Trusted Advisor with 10+ years of experience in Fund Governance, Risk Management and Compliance & AML/CFT.
In 2021, he has founded Sênachê Consulting that delivers Operational team support assignments and take RC, Conducting Officer, and/or Independent Non-Executive Director mandates for assisting IFMs (AIFM, UCITS, Super ManCo, ManCo+) and the UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds (SCSp/SCS, RAIF, SIF, SICAR, Part II UCI, EuVECA, EuSEF, ELTIF) they manage.
Before launching Sênachê Consulting, Daniel worked, inter alia, as Manager at KPMG Luxembourg where he delivered Interim Conducting Officers assignments and a range of Asset Management regulatory consulting assignments (AIFM licence extension, oversight framework set-ups, etc.).
Prior to that, Daniel was a Senior Consultant at PwC Luxembourg where he drafted and reviewed Risk Management Processes & Policies for both UCITS and AIFMs, delivered independent review of VaR models assignments for UCITS, ensure AIFMD reporting for a wide range of authorised AIFMs and give trainings on Market Abuse Directive and Market Abuse Regulation (MAD, MAR & CSMAD).
Daniel holds both a Master in Risk Management and a Research Master in Economics and he has obtained different certifications in (i.) Governance (Certified ILA Bootcamp on Luxembourg Corporate Governance), in (ii.) Risk Management (FRM, GFR), and in (iii.) Compliance (RC, M1 & M2, AML).
Wilfried Georges
Consultant
Wilfried joined Sênachê Consulting in 2023.
With Accuracy, Flexibility and Excellence, he assists Investment funds & Investment Fund Managers facing current and future challenges related to the second line of defence (Risk Management, Compliance & AML/CFT).
At Sênachê, Wilfried has assisted the Risk Management function of IFMs by reviewing Risk Management Processes & Policies and he has worked on an operational Compliance support project.
Wilfried holds a Master in Financial Engineering and has obtained both ‘’Compliance – Fundamentals (M1)’’ and ‘’Compliance – Implementation of the regulatory framework (M2)’’ as well as ‘’Anti Money Laundering (AML) for Funds – Implementation’’ certifications.
