RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROL
Ethical leadership is the cornerstone of Trustco’s risk management process. An effective risk management system is crucial for the assessment, monitoring and mitigation of risk, determination of risk appetite and risk tolerance for which the board of Trustco remains accountable.
As an investment entity, the portfolio companies that Trustco invests in have their own independent boards responsible for the risk management process and systems of internal control in their companies. Regulated portfolio companies also have audit and risk committees appointed by their boards.
The board is responsible for the oversight of risk management, which includes monitoring the actual effectiveness of the risk management process, the adequacy of the risk policies and the systems of internal control in the operations of the company. Management is accountable to the board for the design, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and integration of the process of risk management in the day-to-day activities of the company. The following is in place to assist with risk management to ensure the group achieves its strategic and operational goals.
RISK REVIEW
Effective risk management is achieved through the risk management process, internal controls and an assurance framework based on adherence to King IV, the NamCode, the JSE and NSX LR, the Namibian and South African Companies Acts. The group aims to remain compliant with the applicable laws and regulations. There is a formal process of identification, assessing, managing, monitoring and reporting risks throughout the group and its subsidiaries.
