International boundaries no longer deter fraudsters who can digitally flash stolen money and intellectual property across the globe in an instant.
That’s warning from KPMG Forensic whose recently released survey, Cross Border Investigation: effectively meeting the challenge shows that companies are ill-prepared to investigate fraud if it occurs in country other than where they’re headquartered – and they know it. While the bulk of survey respondents didn’t expect any drop in the number of international investigations over the coming year, more than half admitted they hadn’t implemented comprehensive investigation procedures.
The risks they face are not just financial, warns KPMG director of forensic, Mark Leishman. “An ineffective investigative process will adversely reflect on an organisation’s reputation, its risk management abilities and its commitment to good corporate governance.”
Steps executives can take to improve international fraud investigations include assessing their processes against global best practice, educating investigation teams, ensuring single global point of accountability for reporting fraud or misconduct and involving external expertise.
Beyond survival
Management Commercial
July 21, 2026
After a punishing economic cycle Kiwi businesses are emerging into something of a stabilisation period. Cautiously optimistic, past the worst, but with operating costs still biting and reinvestment held back. Why the next six months will define the recovery, and what business owners need to be doing in that period.
