Risk Management Framework (RMF) Template – Financial Services (Australia)

For AFSL/ACL, APRA & AUSTRAC-regulated businesses

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Use this framework to:
  • Document how your organisation identifies, assesses, monitors and manages risk;
  • Set risk appetite, risk limits and clear escalation reporting lines;
  • Rate risks consistently using a colour-coded likelihood and consequence matrix;
  • Record risks, controls and owners in a structured risk register.

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About this Document

Use this framework if you:
  • Need a documented risk management framework to support your licence obligations or regulatory expectations
  • Are building risk governance from scratch and want a structured starting point rather than a blank page
  • Want a consistent method for identifying, rating, treating and escalating risks across the business
  • Need to show your Board, auditors or a regulator how risk is governed, monitored and reported
  • Are reviewing or refreshing an existing framework ahead of an audit, application or annual review
It is suited to:
  • Australian financial services businesses required, or expecting to be required, to maintain a documented risk management framework
  • Holders of an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) or Australian Credit Licence (ACL)
  • Responsible entities and registered scheme operators
  • Entities regulated by APRA or AUSTRAC
  • Boards, Responsible Managers, risk and compliance teams responsible for framework ownership
What this framework covers:
  • Risk management culture, including accountabilities, early escalation and staff risk training
  • Risk governance, risk appetite and risk limits set by the Board, and the major sources of risk
  • A roles and responsibilities table covering the Board, Investment Committee and Responsible Managers, with reporting lines
  • A seven-step risk management process from establishing context through to documenting outcomes
  • Risk assessment methodology, assessment criteria and a colour-coded risk rating matrix with rating definitions
  • A risk register covering investment, liquidity, outsourcing, human resources, operational, external, strategic, ESG, security of investments, IT and cyber security, compliance and legal, and conduct risks
  • Internal and external review, Board reporting, ongoing monitoring and annual review requirements
  • Supporting policies and frameworks, document control and version history, and a table of relevant legislation and regulatory guidance, including s 912A(1)(h) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ASIC Regulatory Guides 104 and 259, s 47 of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth), the AML/CTF Act and Rules, and APRA Prudential Standards CPS 220 and CPS 230
You receive an editable Word document with placeholders for your company name, responsible roles, author and approver details, version and review dates, so you can tailor the framework to your governance structure before it is approved. It is a practical, lawyer-drafted starting point designed to support your risk management obligations, and it should be reviewed against your specific licences, registrations and risk profile, with tailored legal advice where your circumstances are complex or high risk.

How To Use This Template

This template is a starting point, not a final document. It’s been drafted by Australian lawyers to be practical and flexible, but it still needs to be reviewed and tailored for your specific business, transaction and risk profile.

Before you use it, you should:

  • Complete all placeholders, bracketed items and optional fields;
  • Remove any drafting notes or clauses that aren’t relevant to your situation; and
  • Check that party names, entity details, dates, addresses, contact details and defined terms are accurate.

Make sure the template is consistent with your other documents and obligations – including any existing contracts, policies, procedures, website terms, privacy disclosures, regulatory requirements or internal governance documents. If anything conflicts, it should be resolved before you sign, issue, adopt or implement the document.

If you are using the template as an agreement, it should be reviewed and signed by all relevant parties in accordance with applicable law and your internal signing requirements. If you are using it as a policy, procedure, notice or compliance record, it should be approved and stored under your organisation’s normal document control processes.

This template is provided as general information only and is not legal advice. Complex, high‑value, highly regulated or cross‑border matters will usually require bespoke drafting. For anything outside a straightforward use case, we strongly recommend obtaining legal advice before relying on, signing or implementing this document.

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