Forensics

Fraud. Corruption. Cybercrime. Regulatory investigations. Financial misrepresentation. Intellectual property disputes.
 
These threats to a company’s brand and bottom line are all too real and should be confronted head-on.
 
Our thorough examination of the threats to your organization’s viability can provide you with the protection you need to build a sustainable operation and safeguard your brand. We can 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.

Issue and challenges

  • Corporate Investigations Has corporate crime threatened the stability of your business?
  • Anti-Bribery & Corruption Do you have an anti-corruption strategy that goes beyond avoiding potential enforcement penalties?
  • eDiscovery and Data Analytics Are complex/multiple systems and large data sets resulting in difficulty identifying patterns/trends that may indicate higher fraud risk and making it impossible to analyze and find supporting evidence to support the occurrence of fraud?
  • Licensing Management and Contract Compliance Is your organization relying on joint ventures, licensing arrangements and other strategic alliances to improve its competitive advantage in the marketplace, cultivate revenue growth and reduce costs?
  • Corporate Intelligence Are you able to make informed, confident decisions across multiple commercial contexts on business transactions especially in emerging and foreign markets?
  • Fraud risk mitigation Does your organization have in place a whistle-blower program to report on suspected fraudulent activities?

How we can help

  • Corporate Investigations Assist in reviewing complex accounting systems to untangle financial transactions involving false accounting, reconstructing financial information and identifying misappropriated funds
  • Anti-Bribery & Corruption Services Investigate allegations of bribery and corruption.  Assistance in readiness projects for compliance with local and foreign anti-bribery laws, such as the UK Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
  • eDiscovery and Data Analytics Utilize data to improve/support business decisions to identify transactional inefficiencies, control weaknesses and areas for performance improvement, create an integrated reporting view for management utilizing data from multiple/disparate systems and perform root-cause analysis
  • Licensing Management and Contract Compliance Assist with creating, structuring and enhancing internal and external compliance functions
  • Corporate Intelligence Extract critical facts from vast data sets ranging from simple online research to sources from syndicated and open-source databases, hard-to-find public records, and known individuals
  • Fraud Risk Mitigation Assess existing anti-fraud programs and controls, and develop and remediate a tailored anti-fraud program/fraud risk mitigation plan

Your benefits

  • Protection from costly long term problems, including extensive financial and reputational loss resulting from corporate crime
  • Mitigation of corruption risk by having an anti-corruption strategy that goes beyond avoiding potential enforcement penalties
  • Stronger systems, protection from suspicious transactions, and compliance with regulations
  • Realization of full benefits for existing and future contracts and support in the event of a breach of contract
  • Successful management and resolution of disputes.

Contact us

Alvin Dave M. Pusing

Alvin Dave M. Pusing

Risk Consulting Director, PwC Philippines

Tel: +63 (2) 8845 2728