Fraud. Corruption. Cybercrime. Regulatory investigations. Financial misrepresentation. These threats to a company’s brand and bottom line are all too real and should be confronted head-on.

Fraud and compliance

We perform thorough examinations of the threats to your organization’s viability to provide you with the protection you need to build a sustainable operation and safeguard your brand. We help you meet your challenges proactively and effectively with the help of our deep, reliable investigative experience and proven reputation for guiding businesses leaders toward intelligent, informed decisions—from the boardroom to the courtroom.

How we can help

For nearly two decades, PwC’s Global Economic Crime Survey has been biennially surveying companies to better understand fraud, corruption, and other economic crimes.

Over the years, we have seen some trends change, some issues remain pervasive, and new approaches emerge in response to economic crime. However, one thing remains clear: fraud in all its forms remains a serious concern.

Continued vigilance and effective responses are critical to address fraud allegations and incidents. Increasingly sophisticated anti-fraud measures are also needed to fight back against economic crimes that have proven resistant to traditional anti-fraud techniques.

Our services include:

identifying fraud risks;

vetting potential business partners and their employees to address conflict of interest situations; and

helping build an effective fraud investigation service capability by developing action plans for the occurrence of fraud.

Stay ahead of regulatory requirements with thorough compliance assessments tailored to your industry and jurisdiction.

We help detect gaps, recommend corrective actions, and prepare you for inspections or audits.

Our services include:

performing compliance assessments based on the requirements of applicable legislation and standards;
providing a compliance process improvement advisory;
performing a comparison analysis of the current state of your compliance system vis-à-vis leading global practices;
designing and implementing compliance systems; and
providing support in the development of compliance strategy, policies, procedures and controls.

An effective setup for reporting illegal or unethical activities will help you build an ethical corporate culture as well as trust both inside and outside the company.

Providing confidential and secure channels for internal reporting is critical to early detection of misconduct. Our whistleblowing management solutions protect whistleblower anonymity, promote ethical reporting culture, and ensure timely investigation of complaints in alignment with regulatory requirements.

Our services include:

comparative analyses of your whistleblowing systems vis-à-vis legislative requirements and leading global practices.;

investigation of alerts generated within your whistleblowing system; and

design and implementation of the whistleblowing/hotline system in place.

Minimizing regulatory inquiries and fraud and business disputes through carefully planned preventive measures is far more cost-effective than remediation.

Companies not only face fraud risks from within, but also when entering business relationships with new parties, investing in capital projects, or acquiring another existing business entity, specifically those operating in different jurisdictions where local regulations may not be as explicit or tangible.

Our services are designed for responsible and progressive organizations that decide to proactively conduct fraud risk assessments to assess and manage such risks before problems surface. We review proposed acquisition targets, subcontractors, and agents to identify potential compliance issues or risks in accordance with SOX 404, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and other anti-bribery legislation.