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Preparing for the fraud pandemic – 12 November 2020
Article explains how the shift to online banking and mobile transactions has pushed financial institutions to re-evaluate the resilience of their fraud management strategies. Article shows results of key studies around target customers, organisational structures, fraud topologies and more.
Centre of Non-Excellence: how to win grants and influence people … in Australia’s universities – 12 November 2020
This paper explores some of the scandal/misconduct cases of Senior University personnel and whether thorough background checks are undertaken and whether the reputation of the university take precedence over all other matters of propriety.
Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration – 12 November 2020
An inquiry into the quality of audits has recommended the breakup of the largest four vertically integrated accounting firms in a bid to combat conflicts of interest.
https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/audit-inquiry-overlooks-vertical-integration-176511603
Ex-bank manager fraudulently sold BMW to cover financial problems, court told – 12 November 2020
Pauline Mary Smith, a former bank manager spun a web of lies to police investigating her fraudulent sale of a luxury BMW that was under a finance plan.
