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A couple of years ago the Australian Financial Review quoted Detective Superintendent Arthur Katsogiannis, then commander of the NSW Police fraud and cybercrime squad, in a story about corporate crime.

Superintendent Katsogiannis said that in 100% of corporate crime investigations he had been involved in, corruption goes hand-in-hand with a “compromised personal life”.

Gambling, drinking, drug taking, living beyond their means and inappropriate sexual conduct were all indicators of a personal life as compromised as the perpetrator’s professional life.

Topics: infographic, Fraud, Employee fraud, fraud prevention, managing employees

A recently released international study has found small businesses lose almost twice as much to occupational fraud – per case – as large businesses (over 100 employees).

Every two years the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) produces its Report to the Nations: Global study on occupational fraud and abuse.

The following insights about the impact of employee fraud on small business come from the 2018 report:

Topics: Fraud, staff management, Checklist, Employee fraud, fraud prevention

Topics: Fraud, staff management, Employee fraud, fraud prevention, managing employees, managing staff

When undertaking valuations for business owners or due diligence for business buyers, we occasionally find large variability in a business’s financial results, such as a year or two that runs significantly against a positive trend and is difficult to explain.

In other circumstances variations are not as obvious, such as:

Topics: Staff, Running your business, Fraud