Corporate forensics serves as a strategic connector, linking ethical leadership, internal oversight, and operational processes. Its value is not limited to early detection and prevention of fraud before reputational and / or financial damage occurs. It enhances legal and regulatory compliance (e.g. anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, sanctions), demonstrates commitment to ethical conduct and transparency, strengthens internal controls through forensic audit techniques and preserves digital evidence for litigation and regulatory action.
Agile auditing - Internal audit functions going agile
Risk management - Integration of data analytics into internal audit
Trends in mergers and acquisitions in Botswana Globally, transactions slowed down dramatically in Q2-Q3 2020, with management of most businesses getting consumed with weathering the immediate crisis while trillions of committed capital waited for the dust to settle. Subsequently, deals are soaring as distressed companies look for exit strategies and investors look for a market correction. In some industries, companies may exit the pandemic healthier, attracting a new round of interested investors. Given these M&A expectations and trends globally, how does the local landscape look and what do the trends indicate?