15 Oct 2018 Our Thinking Asia Pacific China The US-China trade war When the editor-in-chief of one of China’s most prominent newspapers last month described new tariffs as President Donald Trump’s “last card”, he could hardly have been more wrong. With US duties now affecting Chinese imports worth USD 250bn and Trump...
15 Oct 2018 Our Thinking Asia Pacific China What Xi Jinping means for your business Xi Jinping has arguably changed China more than any leader since the reform era began in the late 1970s. Much of what is happening in China today would have happened regardless of the leader due to its size and growing wealth, but Xi has provided direction and a compelling vision for the future.
12 Oct 2018 Our Thinking Global Creating a Secure Organisation Resolving Critical Issues and Crises Protecting your corporate infrastructure High-occupancy urban infrastructure is the backbone of many corporations. In a narrow sense, this combines the physical estate, information networks, equipment and building services that allow an organisation to function. In a wider sense...
11 Oct 2018 Our Thinking Africa Due Diligence Internal Controls and Monitorships Corruption, Fraud and Regulatory Investigations Buhari’s fight against corruption President Muhammadu Buhari had a strong focus on reviving the fight against corruption in Nigeria. His anti-corruption campaign had a strong effect on the political landscape but did this tactic really pay off?
05 Oct 2018 Our Thinking Due Diligence Ethics and Compliance Consulting Strategic and Business Intelligence Transaction and M&A Support Cultural Due Diligence in M&A Mergers and acquisitions are predicated on building stronger companies by putting them together. One of the strongest “glues” in a company is corporate culture. Understanding that and building the joined company around the shared strengths of both cultures can strongly influence the successful outcome of an M&A transaction.
05 Oct 2018 Our Thinking Africa Creating a Secure Organisation Thinking and acting local Nigeria’s security dynamics are highly localised, giving the opportunity for businesses who really understand the threat environment to operate safely and cost efficiently. In one of the world’s most attractive emerging markets the tremendous potential is offset by a myriad of security issues that can often seem insurmountable to businesses.
03 Oct 2018 Our Thinking Global Applying Technology Solutions New international data centers Technology innovation combined with Control Risks’ deep in-country expertise enables organizations to tackle compliance, investigation and audit needs more confidently across territories with data residency requirements.
30 Sep 2018 Our Thinking MENA Creating a Compliant Organisation Ethics and Compliance Consulting Modern slavery in the supply chain In this newsletter we talk about modern slavery in the supply chain and digital disruption.
18 Sep 2018 Our Thinking Global Creating a Secure Organisation Creating a Resilient Organisation Delivering Growth and Opportunity Building a global crisis readiness program: 13 pitfalls For decades at Control Risks, we have assisted our clients in building crisis readiness programs (crisis management, business continuity and resilience), rolling those programs out across their global enterprise, and assisting them in responding and recovering when disruptions occur. We have...
12 Sep 2018 Our Thinking Africa Creating a Compliant Organisation Delivering Growth and Opportunity West Africa’s extractives sector Investors in West Africa face a range of stakeholders with the power to impact their ventures for better or for worse.
