---
title: "Finance"
description: "TraceRTM for financial services and risk management"
keywords: [finance, risk management, compliance, audit, regulatory]
---

# Finance

Using TraceRTM for requirements traceability in financial services.

## Risk Management

### Risk Requirements

```python
# Track risk requirements
risk_req = client.items.create(
    title="Risk Requirement: Credit Risk Assessment",
    view="requirements",
    metadata={"risk_type": "credit", "severity": "high"}
)

# Link to controls
control = client.items.create(
    title="Control: Automated Credit Scoring",
    view="requirements"
)

client.links.create(
    source_id=risk_req.id,
    target_id=control.id,
    link_type="mitigated_by"
)
```

## Regulatory Compliance

### Basel III Compliance

```python
# Basel III requirements
basel_req = client.items.create(
    title="Basel III: Capital Adequacy",
    view="requirements",
    metadata={"regulation": "Basel III"}
)

# Link to implementation
implementation = client.items.create(
    title="Capital Calculation System",
    view="requirements"
)

client.links.create(
    source_id=implementation.id,
    target_id=basel_req.id,
    link_type="complies_with"
)
```

### SOX Compliance

```python
# SOX requirements
sox_req = client.items.create(
    title="SOX 404: Internal Controls",
    view="requirements",
    metadata={"regulation": "SOX"}
)
```

## Audit Trails

### Financial Audit Support

```python
# Export audit trail for financial audits
audit_report = client.export.audit_trail(
    project_id=project_id,
    format="excel",
    include_metadata=True
)
```

## Related Documentation

- [Risk Management](./04a-risk-management) - Risk management workflows
- [Audit Trails](./04b-audit-trails) - Audit trail management
