Managing the risk of fraud and financial crime

Presentation

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Date: 12:15pm — 1:45pm, 2 July 2020
Venue: Nexia New Zealand
Location: Level 4/123 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central City
Price members: $25.00 incl GST
Price non-members: $50.00 incl GST

Overview

Fraud can have significant repercussions regardless of the size of the business. As well as the loss itself, fraud can undermine otherwise healthy businesses and irreversibly damage the reputations of the business, its management, and its directors. It is important that as part of discharging their duties, directors are alert to the possibility of fraud and take actions to mitigate the risks faced by the company as a whole.

Join Nexia New Zealand’s Corporate Advisory team as they provide some important insights for directors on how to manage the risk of fraud and financial crime as part of their board appointments.

During this workshop they will provide insights on

The current state of fraud and financial crime in New Zealand and globally
Common fraud schemes
Workshop examples to see if you can identify the “red-flags”
Effective measures you can implement to reduce the impact of fraud
The key questions a board should be to asking management
What should a company do if a fraud is suspected?

Our directors’ deep dive discussion-style events are capped at 15 attendees. Whether you are completely new to the topic or have years of relevant experience, you will be encouraged to ask questions and actively contribute your perspective.

Craig Melhuish

Craig Melhuish is a director and chair of the board of Nexia Christchurch Limited (trading as Nexia New Zealand). Before joining Nexia New Zealand, Craig worked with HFK Limited, as a partner, UDC Finance, HSBC, J P Morgan Investment Bank (London) and Credit Suisse (London).

Craig has worked on a variety of corporate services transactions, including valuations and expert witness reports. Craig has been frequently called upon to provide advice as to the value of a variety of businesses and shareholdings. He has conducted forensic accounting engagements since 2007 and been the named liquidator for more than 200 companies. Craig has also provided expert witness evidence to the Family, and High Courts of New Zealand. Craig is also an accredited insolvency practitioner.

William Dawson

William is a Forensic Accountant Manager with a specialist focus on relationship property, corporate litigation and valuations. Originally from Christchurch, William worked in Wellington and then London for two years at Smith and Williamson (who are part of the Nexia global network). William has gained extensive experience working on complex relationship property valuations which included royalty streams, technology start-ups, young and distressed companies, professional services firms, and financial services companies. He also assisted Expert Accountants as part of multifaceted commercial disputes, such as theft of IP, breach of confidentiality agreements, and breach of contracts. His experience has had him dealing with clients/projects in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and China. William also brings a wealth of experience across the technology space, with expertise in SQL Server, i2/ibase, Tableau and Power BI. Out of the office William enjoys skiing/snowboarding, and he also enjoys cooking up a storm in the kitchen.

Additional information

COVID-19

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