Strengthening the internal control system and the control environment will help reduce the likelihood of fraud happening as well as the impact of fraud, if it occurs. 49% of respondents in the 2018 PwC Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey said their companies had experienced fraud or economic crime, compared to 36% in 2016. Read more at https://blog.fraudcracker.com/are-you-ready-to-fight-fraud/

In 2016, out of desperation while on a pilgrimage in France, former SAA treasurer Cynthia Stimpel sent a WhatsApp to National Treasury, warning them of a dirty deal in the making at SAA. It was ignored. They had blocked her at every turn, but Stimpel was relentless in her efforts to stop a R15b cash-raising deal from being pulled off outside of due process – and with the help of BnP Capital as transaction adviser for R225m – while South African banks could do it for +/-R85m. Stimpel was fired for standing up to corruption. Find out more at https://blog.fraudcracker.com/this-is-a-whatsapp-whistleblowing-message-i-dont-know-how-else-to-do-it/

After new allegations of KPMG cheating on internal training tests, audit committees now have questions about their external auditors’ own adherence to standards: are controls in place, are they well-designed, and are they operating effectively? Find out more at https://blog.fraudcracker.com/kpmg-fallout-cheating-allegations-raise-new-questions/

If something was seriously wrong at your company, would your staff tell you? Find out more at https://blog.fraudcracker.com/managers-arent-doing-enough-to-encourage-whistle-blowing/

A record 18% of CEOs in the top 2500 global public companies were replaced in 2018, with 39% fired for ethical lapses. This is according to a PwC study released May2019, It’s the 1st time in the study’s history that ethical lapses led the causes of CEO turnover. Read more at https://blog.fraudcracker.com/record-number-of-ceos-fired-for-ethical-lapses/