Compliance Pays Compliance and risk management are often seen as activities designed to minimise the likelihood and costs of things going wrong within a company. Compliance with regulations, standards and contracts is undertaken purely to reduce the likelihood of fines or penalty clauses, and is therefore seen as a cost of doing business. Four Chains Limited take an alternative view, that every decision must balance the risks and benefits to the company of the consequences of the decision. When risks and benefits are measured using compliance, management can concentrate on maximising benefits. Any management decision to increase benefits of any type, whether profit, productivity, customer satisfaction etc. can be assessed against the risks the decision brings, and the optimum path to realising those benefits can be made whilst not exceeding the risk appetite of the shareholders. Accurate, effective and efficient compliance management makes this possible, especially in today's complex business world. In short, Four Chains believe that compliance and risk management can not only pay for itself, but can increase company profits.