About us
Our Philosophy – From Policy to Practice
Expertise that combines banking, advisory and government experience.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” (Proverb)
Compliance grows when you care for it — policies, clear processes, reliable data and periodic reviews. That’s how FATCA, CRS, QI and CARF stay robust and audit-ready over time.
At Sievert Consulting FZCO, we turn regulatory change into practical, audit-ready operations. Drawing on banking, advisory, policy and academic experience, we design controls for FATCA, CRS, QI and Crypto-Asset Reporting (CARF) that scale across the Middle East, Europe and Africa — and stand up to scrutiny.
Principles we work by
- Global core, local by design — a standardized backbone with jurisdiction-specific add-ons.
- Risk-based and proportional — right-sized controls; no over-engineering.
- Evidence by default — documented workflows and sign-offs so reviews and audits are straightforward.
- Data you can trust — lineage, validation and reconciliation from source to submission.
- Change-ready operations — a lightweight regulatory watch and rollout playbook for updates.
Founder & Managing Director – Dr. Niko Sievert, LL.M.
With over 15 years in international taxation, regulatory compliance and financial services, Dr. Niko Sievert focuses on FATCA, CRS, QI and CARF. Having worked in a major German bank, at BDO (audit/advisory/tax), and in a government agency, he brings a practitioner’s, auditor’s and policymaker’s perspective to compliance and reporting.
Niko holds a PhD in International Taxation from Queen Mary University of London and an LL.M. from the American University in Cairo. Qualified in Germany as attorney-at-law and tax advisor (titles currently inactive following his relocation to Dubai), he collaborates with a long-established German law firm on complex cross-border matters. International in outlook and delivery, having lived and worked in multiple countries, he combines global perspective with local nuance. Clients value his pragmatic, reliable and expert approach — building workable controls, clear ownership and defensible evidence across the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
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