Grant Thornton Feed: Forensic investigations and security consulting

Canadian AML compliance—insights from the regulators

2011-10-03T14:34:24-05:00

On February 24, 2011 the Canadian chapter of ACAMS hosted a panel discussion featuring representatives from three Canadian regulators—FINTRAC, OSFI and IIROC. click to open PDF

Money service businesses and anti-money laundering compliance—only the “Dos” will do

2011-05-10T16:17:06-05:00

Since June 23, 2008, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has required certain reporting individuals and entities, which includes money service businesses (MSB), to adopt an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance regime that includes written policies and procedures. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2010—global sector trends

2010-12-17T16:33:12-05:00

Manufacturing: The manufacturing sectors of many economies|,|across the globe have led the recovery from the|,|deepest recession since World War II. The collapse|,|of world trade, a lack of access to credit and|,|declining consumer confidence saw demand|,|plummet across the sector, but in recent months|,|output and orders have increased dramatically. Privately held businesses in the sector are markedly|,|more confident about their current prospects|,|compared to this time last year. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2010—global sector trends

2010-12-17T16:23:25-05:00

Retail: The retail industry suffered during the global economic downturn as declining GDP growth and falling personal disposable income hit retail sales. Having slowed down in 2008, global non-food retail sales growth contracted in 2009 as fears over fiscal austerity measures and unemployment impacted on consumer confidence. The outlook for this sector is a changing business environment, in both the short and the longer-term. click to open PDF

Trust and occupational fraud: How to trust us just as important as who to trust

2010-11-11T10:12:37-05:00

A Grant Thornton white paper that discusses issues relating to trust in the workplace—specifically how understanding who to trust (people) and how to trust (controls) are critical steps in the development of any fraud-prevention initiative. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2010. Emerging markets: leading the way

2010-05-05T09:42:30-05:00

This edition of the International Business Report 2010 focuses on the importance of the emerging markets to the|,|world economy, specifically highlighting |,|their investment opportunies to businesses worldwide. click to open PDF

No free lunch—a report on employee expense fraud

2009-10-27T09:28:17-05:00

A new white paper from Grant Thornton on employee expense fraud. Learn how to understand the signs of and avoid some of the adverse consequences of fraud in the workplace—along with some of the key steps your organization can take to help mitigate the risk in the first place. click to open PDF

Financial transactions and personal data security—is your customers’ data safe?

2009-10-09T13:08:51-05:00

The risk associated with collecting and holding individual personal data for a money service business (MSB) is both very real and very serious. As an MSB, you should be up-to-date on what’s expected of your organization and have the systems in place to ensure your customers’ information is safe. click to open PDF

2009-09-17T11:13:56-05:00

click to open PDF