PODCAST | MKS speaks to Martin Kenney Award winner
Gul Meena Rehman shares her thoughts to our ‘Follow the Money’ podcast on winning the Martin Kenney Award, on the challenges she’s overcome and the road ahead for those in compliance.
COMMENT | The SFO under its new director
Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, assesses the first few months of Nick Ephgrave’s days in office at the helm of the Serious Fraud Office in the UK. Tony writes: “Since Ephgrave commenced his tenure, he has made all the right noises. For example, he has committed the SFO to targeting and prosecuting the well-resourced […]
OPINION | No more ‘flogging dead horses’ at the SFO
Will the new head of the Serious Fraud Office make headway against the problems that have beset the organisation?
OPINION | Make fraud a policing priority
New priorities for the UK’s City watchdog lack of urgency and are leaving fraud and financial crime to run riot, says Tony McClements.
OPINION | UK’s Serious Fraud Office can’t be seen as both prosecutor and regulator
Corporate plea deals can be useful as a bridge between negligence and criminal behavior, but they should not form part of the Serious Fraud Office’s main arsenal — suggests our head of investigations, Tony McClements.
OPINION | Reality dawns for new head of UK Serious Fraud Office
Will new SFO head Nick Ephgrave be able to reverse the organisation’s fortunes and damaged reputation? Martin Kenney and Tony McClements analyse the challenges facing the new head of the Serious Fraud Organisation in the UK.
OPINION | Context is everything when it comes to Companies House
Long overdue changes and new powers are being introduced to the UK’s venerable Companies House. But will they be enough to drive effective change, ask Martin Kenney and Tony McClements?
OPINION | When does justice take too long?
The contrast between the Serious Fraud Office’s cases and the prosecution of “Crypto King” Sam Bankman-Fried highlights the stark differences between the UK and the US when it comes to prosecutorial expediency.
OPINION | Canada reacts to the ‘snow-washing’ issue
Canada must invest significantly in resourcing the verification processes connected to the establishment of new and existing companies, otherwise the noble intentions of its amended Canada Business Corporations Act will be seriously undermined, says Martin Kenney.
OPINION | Why are pandemic fraudsters going unpunished?
In Martin Kenney’s view, there needs to be a joint public/private sector partnership approach to redress huge fraud losses to the public purse from Covid pandemic fraud.