Tag: Tony McClements

OPINION | Changes to tackle Authorised Push Payment fraud

In an exclusive piece for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, welcomes news that the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has made it mandatory for victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud to be reimbursed within five days. APP fraud accounted for £485.2 million in losses in the UK […]

OPINION | British banks to share intelligence on major financial crimes

How to stem the flood of economic crime affecting the UK economy? In this latest opinion piece for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), our Head of Investigations Tony McClements analyses a new move reported to involve several major British banks. High street brands including Lloyds Bank and NatWest have apparently been in advanced talks […]

PODCAST NEWS! Tony McClements speaks to the ACFE

Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, recently spoke to John Duffley of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) about some of the challenges facing fraud investigators today, including the differences between working in the civil and criminal law spheres.

OPINION | The future of the SFO

The head of our investigations unit, Tony McClements, believes that a merger between the Serious Fraud Office (UK) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) would not only secure the SFO’s remit for the future, but provide its team with the additional resources and expertise that it currently lacks.

NEWS | Harley Thomas qualifies as Certified Fraud Examiner

MKS’s newest investigator, Harley Thomas, has become a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a highly-coveted qualification provided by the world’s largest anti-fraud organisation, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).