Whether a company is faced with allegations of financial malfeasance or improper disclosures, or the evaluation of an impending transaction with an overseas partner, or simply to ensure systems are operating soundly, it is essential to obtain an objective assessment and information from experienced professionals. International Risk can provide independent guidance on a wide range of assignments, be they internally or externally triggered operations, technical accounting, corporate governance, internal control systems, regulatory compliance, business intelligence or financial reporting.

It is important to react rapidly and confidentially to crisis, particularly if it is in relation to stopping illegal activities, safeguarding the company’s assets and reputation, and preventing recurrences through the design and implementation of robust international controls. Our professional methodologies ensure issues are identified, analysed and resolved efficiently and discreetly with minimum disruption to the business.

Our Approach

International Risk professionals have extensive experience in analysing sophisticated breakdowns of corporate governance frameworks, both at entity level and at a transactional level. We thoroughly review and assess problems in light of existing standards, international best practices and regulatory requirements. With our team of investigators, forensic accountants and data forensic specialists, we offer an assessment of a situation and can assist in designing an appropriately scaled investigation, followed by recommending effective solutions as to the improvement of the corporate governance and internal controls systems.

Avoid Major Risks and Improve Internal Controls with International Riskb

• Provide rapid and confidential responses to high-stakes events, including whistleblower allegations, regulatory inquiries and examinations, financial irregularities and restatements, inadequate disclosures, forensic accounting reviews and misappropriation of corporate assets
• Reconstruct events from imperfect data through forensic examinations to unravel complex financial transactions
• Provide independent guidance through a wide range of reviews, including reviews of internal control systems and audit committee mandates
• Conduct regulatory compliance reviews, inquiries and investigations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and 404 internal controls, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance, anti-money laundering (BASEL II) systems and stock exchange regulations
• Undertake corporate governance reviews using the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and CobiT frameworks
• Conduct investigative and financial due diligence on transactions or major tenders
• Provide management or regulators with crucial evidence identified during an investigation
• Present findings through expert testimony at hearings and trials

Related Services

International Risk provide a range of related investigative services, including:

• Investigative Due Diligence
• Data Forensics and Electronic Evidence Recovery
• Crisis Containment Services
• Business Intelligence Services
• Anti-Money Laundering Consulting