The CBB may allow a licensee to establish and maintain a risk management function which does not operate independently, provided this does not give rise to conflicts of interest and the licensee demonstrates to the CBB that the establishment and maintenance of a dedicated independent risk management function with sole responsibility for the risk management function is not appropriate and proportionate in view of the nature, scale and complexity of its business and the nature and range of the regulated crypto-asset services undertaken in the course of that business.