It is an unfortunate fact that as business becomes more complex, so do the financial webs woven by corporate scoundrels.

Companies need to be constantly on guard against events or transactions that could undermine their financial operations.

Forensic Investigation is equipped with the global intelligence network and the specialists to deal with these situations. We provide services in the following categories:

Financial and corporate investigations

Our team of investigators combine financial and analytical knowledge with proven forensic skills and methodologies to successfully investigate and present complex financial transactions. The team consists of professionals from a range of backgrounds including accounting, actuarial studies, law enforcement, corporate regulation, financial analysis and computer modeling.

We utilise the support of Deloitte's global forensic network to provide a comprehensive advisory service for clients.

Fraud and misconduct investigations

Along with recent corporate collapses, white collar and electronic fraud continue to rise. Law enforcement is under increasing financial pressure and cannot investigate every corporate misdemeanor. We combine specialist financial analysis and computer investigation skills with law enforcement experience gained from investigating large-scale international frauds, investment scams, computer fraud, procurement fraud and employee fraud and misconduct.

We collect evidence, perform financial analysis, interview witnesses and possible suspects and collect information from accounting and computer records for civil or criminal proceedings.

Financial services investigations

Banks, trading exchanges, securities and commodities dealers, superannuation funds, insurance companies, fund managers and brokers are often the target of financial misconduct. Our team has the specialised skills to uncover and resolve such incidents, with expertise and experience in understanding the workings of local and international financial markets and related compliance and regulatory frameworks. Our team has recently been working on anti-money laundering assignments to assist clients protect their assets and reputation in the international market place.

Global asset tracing and recovery

Successful asset tracing requires experience, judgement, creative thinking and a mix of financial analysis, investigation and legal skills applied with precision and speed. This specialised team has a successful track record of asset tracing on a range of assignments from high value complex and multi-jurisdictional investigations to single, small transactions. We focus on identifying quickly where the money has gone and use our global asset recovery partners to maximise the chance of recovery.