Blog26th Jun 2024 Are your people ‘Fit for Success’? In recent years there has been a growing interest in the role and correlation between physical fitness and physical capacity with the achievement of high performance. There does seem to be a pattern amongst very high performing business leaders and… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Time for Councils to see, hear & speak up There’s much more that could be done to clamp down on fraud and other wrongdoing in local government, argues SEAN MACAULEY of AAB. Having spent 22 years with a local authority and worked as a Fraud Manager, I’ve understandably spent… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 New criminal finance bill targeting Employers Prime Minister Theresa May is pushing forward an expansion of current legislation to target white-collar crime originally proposed by former PM David Cameron in May. The proposed plans are intended not only to encourage bosses to do more to prevent… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Why failing to set the tone at the top can prove costly In recent years many organisations up and down the country have implemented whistleblowing arrangements and other controls, with the aim of encouraging staff to speak up and help stamp out fraud and other wrongdoing. However transparency in the workplace must… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Whistleblowing rules in the financial services industry Despite the introduction of the UK’s Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and the subsequent Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 which provided much needed protection for whistleblowers, employees in many industries across the UK have often continued to suffer mistreatment… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Enhancing regulatory compliance in Care Homes Care Home providers across the UK are entrusted to care for the vulnerable and provide national standards of quality and safety required by law. National Standards cover a number of areas such as how patients and persons are treated, the… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 An Ounce of Prevention is Better Than a Pound of Cure The term ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is a well-known proverb in the anti-fraud industry used by fraud specialists when demonstrating that it’s easier to stop fraud happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Protecting Data Privacy in Global Whistleblowing Schemes Implementation of a whistleblowing hotline provides businesses with an effective tool to provide their employees with a confidential route to report wrongdoing in the workplace and aid global enterprises in combating fraud, bribery, corruption and financial malpractice. However, planning a… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Tough new fines loom for safety slip-ups If you thought a breach of health and safety regulations would just result in a rap over the knuckles, new sentencing guidelines may make you think again, argues Sean McAuley of accountancy firm AAB. From 1st February 2016, the sentencing… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Long & Winding Road Volkswagen’s troubles are far from over, but could this all have been avoided? Over a month has passed since the Volkswagen emission scandal hit headlines around the globe, but the full extent of the damage may not become apparent for… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Fife firm falls foul of anti-corruption legislation Since coming into force in 2011, the Bribery Act 2010, widely described as the toughest and furthest-reaching anti-corruption legislation in international law, has claimed dozens of scalps. And just last month, a Scottish cabling company set a new precedent after… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 See, Hear and Speak Up The UK’s Public Information Disclosure Act 1998 was introduced in order to ensure there was comprehensive protection in place for employees so that they could come forward and report serious wrongdoing in their workplace, by making a ‘protected disclosure’, without… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Whistleblowing – much more than a tick box Most organisations today are faced with the increasing threat of internal fraud in the workplace. Employee the costs businesses across the globe billions each year. The financial losses fail to reflect the full picture of course. Business owners who suffer… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 From feast to famine – time to refocus We are experiencing tough times in oil and gas at the moment. The oil price is putting the squeeze on margins; projects are being put on hold, and exploration is viewed currently as an unnecessary cost, rather than a means… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Fraud Prevention & Investigation Appointment Fraud Prevention and Investigation Appointment We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sean McAuley as Senior Manager within our Fraud Prevention & Investigation service line. Sean, who is a fully accredited Counter-Fraud investigation officer and Manager, joins AAB from… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Whistleblowing & Fraud Detection Despite the very many different cultural beliefs and nuances worldwide, it would appear that in terms of Fraud detection, whistleblowing/hotline mechanisms for organisations and their employees are the most successful the world over. Figures released in the recently published ACFE… By Caroline Murphy View more