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Compliance Advisory Retainer
Most compliance questions do not need a project. They need a quick, reliable answer from someone who already knows your business. A retainer gives you a named adviser and a monthly block of hours for exactly that.
Overview
Compliance Advisory Retainer
What it is
An ongoing advisory arrangement with a fixed monthly fee and hours. You get a named adviser for questions, document reviews, regulatory updates and short pieces of work, without scoping a new project each time.
Why organisations need it
Regulation in Malaysia is moving fast: the PDPA amendments and new JPDP guidelines, the Cyber Security Act, BNM and SC policy changes, and anti-corruption expectations under Section 17A. Organisations without an in-house compliance team either guess or pay project rates for small questions. A retainer is cheaper and faster, and the adviser builds context over time.
Key features
What the engagement covers
Document review
Policies, contracts, notices and board papers reviewed.
Regulatory updates
A monthly note on changes that affect you.
Management and board support
Attending or briefing meetings when needed.
Small projects
Short pieces of work drawn from the monthly hours.
Escalation
Access to specialists across the Orbix practice.
Business value
What the business gets out of it
Predictable cost
One monthly fee.
Faster answers
No scoping cycle for small questions.
Context builds over time
The adviser learns your business.
Broad coverage
One relationship across compliance areas.
Scales up when needed
Larger work quoted separately.
How it works
How the engagement runs
01
Onboarding
Understanding your business, obligations and priorities.
02
Monthly plan
Agreeing focus areas each month.
03
Delivery
Advice, reviews and updates.
04
Reporting
Monthly summary of hours and work.
05
Quarterly review
Adjusting hours and focus.
Deliverables
What you receive
Named adviser
A consistent point of contact.
Monthly regulatory update
Changes that matter to you.
Advice log
Record of questions and answers.
Monthly hours report
What was used and on what.
Quarterly review note
Priorities and recommendations.
Who it is for
Who this is built for
Industries
Company sizes
Departments
Why Orbix
Why organisations choose Orbix
A governance approach, not a tool sale
We do not resell products, so nothing here is shaped by a vendor margin. The recommendation is whatever your risk and your budget actually justify, including telling you that you do not need the engagement yet.
Recommendations you can actually implement
Findings come with a sequence, an owner and a realistic effort estimate, sized to the team you have rather than the team a framework assumes. A report that cannot be acted on is an expense, not a control.
Consultants who have sat on your side of the table
Our people have carried the obligation internally, not only audited it. That shows up in what we consider proportionate, and in how much documentation we think you genuinely need.
Built for the Malaysian operating context
Work is grounded in Malaysian law and regulator expectation, from the PDPA and the Cyber Security Act 2024 to Bursa, BNM and SC requirements, rather than translated from a European or American template.
HRD Corp expertise where it applies
Where an engagement includes training, the training component is structured to be HRD Corp SBL-Khas claimable, which changes what the programme costs you in practice.
Questions
Questions we get asked
How is this different from Compliance Officer as a Service?
CoaaS gives you an outsourced compliance officer who performs the role. The retainer gives you expert advice and support while your own people perform it.
What if we exceed the hours?
Additional hours are billed at the agreed rate, or the retainer can be resized at the quarterly review.
Do unused hours roll over?
Terms are agreed at the start. We keep it simple and transparent.
Which areas are covered?
PDPA, AML/CFT, anti-corruption, governance, Cyber Security Act and BNM and SC matters, with specialists where needed.
Is there a minimum term?
Typically six or twelve months, so the adviser can build context.
Get started
Get a compliance adviser on call
Tell us your industry and the kinds of questions you face. We will propose monthly hours and a fixed fee.