Getting the best from internal controls
Internal controls are fundamentally a set of procedures and only have real impact with the right attitude and behaviours.
Internal Controls and Monitorships
Finding pathways to compliance
Internal Controls and Monitorships
Government-Mandated Monitorships - Internal Controls & Monitoring
Settlements with government enforcement and regulatory agencies can require an independent compliance monitor. Monitoring has also become an expected component of a functional compliance programme.
End-to-end compliance programme review
Control Risks compliance experts help with the evaluation and enhancement of your existing policies, procedures and practices to conform to governmental guidance related to the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act and similar laws in other jurisdictions. Our multi-disciplinary team of forensic accountants, investigators and former law enforcement officials delivers an integrated view of all elements of corporate compliance.
We have also served as court-appointed Independent Compliance Consultants to assess an existing compliance programme, make recommendations and verify implementation of such recommendations over the course of a multi-year settlement agreement.
Internal controls
We advise you on key internal controls and processes relevant to corruption, fraud, supply chain and procurement. Working to identify and remediate gaps, we create improved frameworks for controls environments.
All businesses sectors are different and we customise operational controls to your precise requirements. This includes assessment of company resources to achieve an operational compliance programme framework including staffing, systems and technology.
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You can’t self-report what you don’t know
Many companies simply aren’t aware of issues until it’s too late. There must be real rigour behind periodic review and monitoring.
International Business Attitudes to Compliance
Companies across the world are not backing up their rhetoric on compliance with the appropriate level of resources and prioritisation.
Our thinking
Our Thinking
A compliance officers guide to third-party risk management
Control Risks and GAN Integrity are pleased to present A compliance officer’s guide to third-party risk management, created for compliance professionals who want to implement a risk based approach to third-party due diligence.
Analysis
India: the upside of downside risks - Insolvency opportunities
Distressed assets attract the commercial interest of niche investors skilled in the turn-around arts. However, when those assets surface in emerging markets with un-transparent legal systems and large doses of corrupt behavior, they shy away.
Analysis
How a new German anti-fraud act may force companies to investigate themselves
Almost two years after Germany’s coalition parties announced plans to introduce fresh legislation to fight corporate crime, the Federal Ministry of Justice published a first draft of the “Association Sanctions Act” in August 2019.
Analysis
Transitioning from CFIUS pilot program to full FIRRMA implementation
With final rules expected in early 2020, John Lash, Principal, Control Risks, discusses transitioning from the CFIUS pilot program to full Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRMMA) implementation with Financiar Worlwide Magazine and a panel of experts.
Analysis
Real world threats in the digital age
The online environment poses a significant threat monitoring challenge for companies when building their security intelligence programmes. How should companies monitor their digital threats?