Spent part of this afternoon (19 Nov 2024) sharing about Fraud Risks in Grants Management with an entity in the business process outsourcing space in Singapore on behalf of the ACFE Singapore Chapter . Glad to have an opportunity to continue to spread the message on fraud risks during International Fraud Awareness Week (17 to … Read more
I had an interesting time co-presenting this topic to members of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners from Singapore Chapter, Taiwan Chapter, Hong Kong Chapter, Malaysian Chapter and India Chapter. My co-presenter Cheryl Ng, CFE from Foxwood and I covered the following topics:(1) Introduction to Bid Rigging(2) Bid Rigging Cases (in Singapore)(3) Key Red Flags … Read more
I will be speaking at the ACFE Singapore Chapter webinar titled: “Behind Closed Doors: Exposing Anti-Competitive Practices in Bid Rigging” on 18 November 2024 at 3 PM to 4.30 PM Singapore Time over Zoom. I will be sharing the stage with legal counsel Cheryl Ng, CFE for this 1.5-hour webinar, exposing the anti-competitive practices used in a bid-rigging case in Singapore. Cheryl will … Read more
Many thanks to the good folks at National Healthcare Group for inviting me to share about, “Safeguarding Integrity: Fraud Prevention in Healthcare” at their annual Enterprise Risk Management & Data Protection Webinar held on 17 October 2023. It illustrates their commitment to play their part in enhancing their staffs’ competencies and capabilities to mitigate the … Read more
I have served on a few audit committees for non-profit entities and each of these terms of service has seen me pick up interesting learning points from each of these committees. An audit committee is like any other committee, they are made up of individuals who have are willing and able to volunteer their time … Read more
I am a fan of Japanese anime (or Japanese animation) and one of the more memorable anime series that I found interesting was, “Solo Leveling“. It is based on the South Korean web novel by Chugong. The key plot behind “Solo Leveling” is that the main character keeps “leveling-up” or in the language of those … Read more
Has anyone experienced having your job designation change five times in five years and all along you are still working for the same employer? I was with my previous employer for 15 odd years and the last 5 years were the most interesting but demanding years as well. I was not a job hopper. I … Read more
One of the more interesting fraud investigations that I had carried out was the case that involved almost 100 missing IT equipment. IT equipment such as laptops, desktops and mobile devices such as tablets are valuable items even if they are not brand new. Most organizations have a asset tracking policy that may require the … Read more
As a Board Member sitting on currently three non-profit entities, I have come across many interesting situations with regards to financial and operational processes. One of the most common situations involves the use of manual cheques for payments. Before the pace of digitalization accelerated due to the pandemic, organizations large and small have already been … Read more