ABOUT US
BCCP is a full-service consulting firm that specializes in providing customized boutique-style global solutions to banking and nonbanking organizations worldwide. Our extensive suite of customized services include Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Governance, Ethics, Business Continuity Management, Forensic Auditing, Technology, Forensic Due Diligence, and Training -- from both an international best practices perspective and also taking into account local laws and cultural norms.
BCCP is also actively engaged in global financial sector modernization, private sector development, and public sector reform -- providing technical assistance and training worldwide, with a specialized focus in the US, Middle East, Asia, and Central/Eastern Europe.
Our A-Team of Senior Consultants, Subject Matter Experts and Instructors are seasoned former senior executives whose knowledge and expertise is both broad and deep.
BCCP also provides E-Compliance SolutionsSM to clients seeking guidance in identifying, vetting, selecting, and implementing the right technology solutions to meet the client's unique needs. Please contact us for details about our customized E-Compliance SolutionsSM.
BCCP delivers interactive education and training solutions through Bekker Compliance Institute (BCI), BCCP’s education and training arm. Our A-Team of Senior Consultants, Instructors & Subject Matter Experts includes: lawyers, auditors, economists, risk managers, university professors, scholars, and IT professionals. Meet Our Management Team and Core "A-Team" of Senior Consultants & Instructors.
BCCP was founded by Carrie Bekker, a global financial services veteran with 29 years legal and regulatory compliance experience, derived from her tenure as a Corporate/Securities Paralegal in law firms, corporate law departments, and trust companies in the United States and internationally. Carrie has also held Senior Compliance Officer positions with several global financial conglomerates, including AEGON/Transamerica, Pacific Life, and AIG Sunamerica.
ABOUT OUR GLOBAL CONSORTIUM
BCCP has an extensive global consortium of Senior Regulatory Consultants located worldwide. All members of our Senior Consulting consortium have at least 10 years' "real world" regulatory compliance experience in the financial services industry; approximately 90% of our members have more than 20 years' experience in the business. Our Senior Consultants have wide-ranging financial services experience with regulatory, enforcement, and international organizations, including:
- Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
- The five banking regulators (the Fed, OCC, OTS, FDIC, NCUA)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA, formerly NASD and certain regulatory functions of the New York Stock Exchange)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
- FATF-style Regional Bodies (FSRBs)
- The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
- World Bank
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Although many of our Senior Consultants are seasoned former regulators, we additionally require them to have a much more diverse set of skills in their global compliance toolkit. As a result, each member of BCCP's Global Compliance Consortium has two or more of the following attributes in their compliance repertoire:
- Project management with regulatory compliance experience;
- Regulatory compliance expertise, including attorneys, former regulators, former CCOs, and other senior compliance pros;
- Auditing
- , including CPAs, Sarbanes-Oxley, and former Big 4 and internal auditing pros, as well as auditors with IT compliance experience;
- IT expertise with cutting-edge knowledge of how legacy mainframe and web-based systems operate;
- Operations expertise from virtually all sectors of the global financial services industry, including:
- Banks and financial services holding companies
- Mutual funds
- Hedge funds, including Shariah compliant funds
- Insurance companies
- Investment advisers
- Brokers /dealers
The BCCP EdgeSM
Impeccable service at prices you can afford
Because of BCCP’s unique business model, we have very low overhead. As a result, we can provide you with seasoned Senior Consultants, Subject Matter Experts, and Instructors for a fraction of what you would pay elsewhere.
How is this possible? Because BCCP's business operation requires less overhead than larger compliance consulting firms, we can pass the savings on to you by providing you with consulting services at reasonable hourly, monthly or fixed rates. Because our margins are lower, we can also attract "star quality" consulting talent by paying our consultants higher hourly rates than the larger firms.
Understanding your firm's business and unique needs
At BCCP, we understand that your compliance needs are unique. As a result, our mission is to provide you with creative compliance solutions tailored to fit your firm's individual needs.
How do we accomplish this? By spending time with you to understand your business, your challenges and your high-risk areas. We then work closely with you to develop proactive compliance strategies to reinforce your compliance program in "stress" areas that may need fortification.
At BCCP, our mission is also to provide you with information on the latest compliance data and trends, so that you can make informed decisions about compliance strategies and solutions, based on the ever-changing regulatory landscape. As a result, our experienced and multi-talented "A Team" of Senior Consultants makes it a priority to stay current on the latest industry trends, regulatory developments, cutting-edge E-Compliance SolutionsSM, and innovative monitoring and auditing techniques.