Corporate Investigations

Remember Nick Leeson?  The incredible story, as told in Pathe UK's picture "Rogue Trader", is a prime example of a total lack of management controls, and sadly, even management understanding.  As a result, the massive fraud brought down Britain's oldest banking institution.

Don't let it happen to you.

Security and Controls

Organisations today face many internal and external threats of fraud through employees and third parties.  This worrying situation is most prevalent during times of economic uncertainty, but is a forever present threat.  It is however, a threat that can be controlled and minimised.   

With job security being less predictable due to mergers, acquisitions and globalisation, great emphasis needs to be placed upon employee loyalty, so that temptations are removed and controls tightened.

This has become even more imperative as greater importance is being placed upon performance related rewards and budget oriented objectives.
 

Developing a Fraud Resistent Culture

It is for top management to ensure that a fraud resistant culture is developed, so that such offences are
minimised.  To do so requires a commitment to comply with "Best Demonstrated Industry Practices", and then to inculcate this culture throughout the company, whilst maintaining not only employee loyalty, but also customer satisfaction.

Corporate Security AND Human Resource Management Strategies

Skillnet also advises organisations on formulating and implementing overall Corporate Security strategies, whilst reducing exposure to business and maintaining a competitive edge.

We place emphasis on protecting an organisation's people, information and physical assets.  However, and this is where we feel our service is unique, our HR Consulting Division works very closely with our Corporate Investigations Division, to ensure that the strategies developed are compatible with industry best practices, from both a human resource management, as well as a security management perspective. 

Please do contact us to enter into a non-obligatory discussion on collaborative issues important to your company.

How we can assist

Through our wide network of Associates we are able to assist in developing and creating fraud resistant cultures, and therefore safeguard the integrity and image of organisations.

The services we offer are:

- Due diligence studies on
   merger partners
- Asset tracing and recovery
- Fraud investigations
- Litigation support
- Background investigations
- Evidence collation and analysis
- Competitor intelligence
- Financial fraud prevention
- Counter surveillance measures

In addition, we offer Pre-Employment screening, either as a part of our HR Consulting Division's overall recruitment and executive search service, or as a stand-alone service.  Pre-employment screening includes:

- Previous employment verification
- Education check and verification
- Business / track record / involvement
- Credit checks
- Criminal records
- Pending litigation
- Property ownership
- Morals
- Vehicle ownership
- Liens imposed
- Media coverage
- Marriage
- Known associates