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In this month’s podcast, we will focus on the role of ethics and governance at Companies in India. Ongoing issues of fraudulent financial reporting, bribery & corruption at India Inc. highlights the need for a comprehensive framework of ethics and governance that goes beyond mere compliance and form over substance issues that plague India. Inc.   We will discuss how companies can build an ethi...

In this month’s podcast, we will focus on the role of ethics and governance at Companies in India. Ongoing issues of fraudulent financial reporting, bribery & corruption at India Inc. highlights the need for a comprehensive framework of ethics and governance that goes beyond mere compliance and form over substance issues that plague India. Inc.   We will discuss how companies can build an ethi...

Recent events in the banking sector has raised significant concerns about the quality of governance at banks in India. Good Governance in the banking sector (whether it is public sector banks, private banks or cooperative banks) does not exist despite distinguished and experienced members of the Board of Directors. Is there any bank with good governance in India? Why are banks in India plagued wit...

The audit profession is vital to maintain integrity of financial statements and governance. Yet, today, there are several audit failures in India and regulatory oversight and enforcement of bad audits is at an all-time high. Expectation of stakeholders from the audit profession is increasing and yet, being an auditor is not the top choice for youth of India. In today’s podcast, we discuss how audi...

Fraud is never a good thing, particularly when it goes undetected. However,  once fraud is detected, can fraud allow organisations to improve controls, lower costs and make organizational changes? In other words, can some good come out of fraud? In today’s podcast, we will discuss good fraud v bad fraud and how organisations can turn bad to good and derive value from a negative scenario. Our speak...

In our conversation with CA. (Dr.) Durgesh Pandey, we discuss the most challenging forensic investigations, common mistakes while conducting forensic investigations, ethical considerations and the future of forensic accounting. 

Transparency and trust are the cornerstone of any business. We have all heard this famous quote by Warren Buffet, the legendary investor and owner of Berkshire Hathway “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.” Unfortunately, well established companies or new age startups pay little or no attention to safeguarding t...

In my conversation with ACFE President John Gill, we discussed the most common anti-fraud controls and their effectiveness based on the ACFE's Report to the Nations 2024. Listen in and see whether your organization has implemented such anti-fraud controls and their effectiveness!

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”  This old adage is especially relevant when it comes to fraud and there is no better way to fight fraud than to prevent frauds from occurring in the first place. Effective anti-fraud controls, reviewed and tested periodically are proven to prevent and deter fraud. In our podcast, we will discuss fraud prevention techniques based on the findings fr...

Over the past decade, India has become one of the leading hubs for entrepreneurs and today, there are over 1,00,000 startups and more than 100 unicorns. However, in recent times, cases of corporate mis-governance have cast a black mark on the startup ecosystem.  In our inaugural podcast, we will discuss corporate governance or should I say, misgovernance at startups in India. Our speaker today is...

Char Sau Bees or 420 aims to combat fraud in India. This monthly podcast will cover fraud case studies, fraud risks, governance challenges and best practices to prevent, detect, investigate and remediate fraud in India.