Giles Managing Fraud Risk

A Practical Guide for Directors and Managers
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-119-96042-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

A strategic, practical, cost-effective approach to fraudprevention
In troubled economic times, the risk of fraud and financialcrime increases. In our post credit crunch environment, new lawsand tougher penalties for financial crime mean that if you are inbusiness, you have a responsibility to help fight fraud.
However, to design effective, proportionate fraud controls foryour business, you need a complete picture of all the risks.Managing Fraud Risk shows you where to look for fraud,setting out a route-map for finding and fighting fraud risks inyour business, with the practical, strategic advice you need.
Combining the latest theory with forensic risk analysis, thisbook reveals how you can provide assurance to your Board andstakeholders. Practical examples are used to clearly showcost-effective techniques for preventing and detecting businessfraud. An innovative fraud awareness quiz enables you to easilyapply the theories and principles.
* Answers questions such as: Who commits more fraud: men orwomen? How many of your employees are prepared to falsifydocuments?
* Essential information to ensure your procedures are sufficientto meet compliance with new international legislation increasingthe liability of directors and managers in cases of fraud andcorruption
* Takes a new perspective from the point of view of businessrisk, making it unique to other texts that take only an auditing,investigative, or specialist approach
This route-map is essential reading to help you navigate thecomplex landscape of business fraud.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Giles, Steve

Über Autor(innen)

Steve Giles is a chartered accountant with over 20 yearsexperience of fighting fraud. This began with his involvementin the Polly Peck investigation in the early 1990s and continuedwith a variety of forensic accounting assignments whilst still atDeloitte. Now a consultant, Steve has worked on many fraudinvestigation cases in the UK, Continental Europe and the US,whilst also advising his clients on the most effective measuresthat they can take to prevent, deter and detect fraud in theirorganisations. Today he lectures extensively around the worldon fraud and financial crime matters generally and also on thebroader subjects of corporate governance, risk management, auditingand business ethics. He is an Associate Member of the Institute ofChartered Accountants in England and Wales.