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We offer security consulting services to Asia businesses. We specialize in risk management, investigation support, compliance and education, advising clients on prevention and responses to dishonesty.

Loss Prevention, Investigation and Remediation

Even the most efficiently run business can have gaps in process and control which place the reputation, information and monetary assets of the organisation at risk.  Our aim is to identify and plug those gaps to prevent or halt losses, reduce the risk of future loss and assist in building a robust risk management and compliance oversight programme.

We use our knowledge of Asia business operations to identify business risks and offer strategies to reduce the potential for loss resulting from dishonesty.

We can offer a disciplined and systematic approach which can be allied with fraud identification, fraud prevention and staff education to provide a more complete picture of the potential for loss and the measures to protect against loss.

Ethics, Compliance, Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering

Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT) legislative requirements are developing beyond banker-client relationships and a broader range of business services now need to understand their risks of exposure and unintended consequences. We can help you address your AML and CFT challenges and can support programme design, audit and review, monitoring, staff training and ongoing advisory roles to achieve a strong compliance environment that meets AML and CFT programme objectives.

An effective ethics programme projects a positive reputation to employees, vendors, investors and customers. A good ethics programme will strengthen relationships with employees and customers and improve your company's standing. Training and awareness underpin an effective programme and can bolster both loyalty and faith in your brand among employees and customers. We can help you build an effective ethics programme that will enhance and protect your reputation.

Crisis Management

The lessons of the Covid pandemic for any business can be summed up in two words; "be prepared".

Originally intended as the motif for a youth organisation, these words apply equally to the impact of Covid-19. The need for structures that support strategic executive decisions, support supply chains and maintain IT and communications infrastructure were never more apparent than when we could only work in isolation from our colleagues.

An effective crisis management plan, encompassing business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans, is the foundations of business survival, whether that business employs 50 or 5000 people. Crises come in many forms unique to each business, but any response needs to apply principles and actions which are easily understood, easily coordinated and easily communicated.

We can help your business understand its areas of greatest risk and potential loss. We can support your planning for the future and apply internationally recognised principles that work and let you work on.

PEACE investigative interviewing in the commercial world

We conduct interviews as part of our investigative services and can also offer training in a methodology which can be used in a very broad range of business situations. Our specialised investigative interview training is intended for managers examining internal staff, external partner or supplier misconduct.

In the commercial environment PEACE investigative interviewing is a valuable tool that promotes ethical and efficient resolution of concerns within an organization. It requires both skilful investigation and inter-personal contact while maintaining an atmosphere of respect, neutrality, and empathy. The primary objective of PEACE investigative interviewing is to gather comprehensive and accurate information surrounding a potential conflict, misconduct, breach of regulations or law. By employing non-confrontational techniques, such as active listening and open-ended questions, interviewers create an environment which encourages disclosure.

The methodology can be applied to a broad range of situations, from contraventions of internal policy to suspected criminality. The method has also been successfully used as a partner negotiating tool and in internal staff assessment. This training is based on modern interview techniques used in criminal investigation adapted to suit a corporate environment. Let's talk.

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