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                                             Safeguarding organizational integrity

      Threats to organizational integrity are increasing, whether from within the organization, third-parties or beyond. Fraud, corporate crime, commercial disputes, litigation, data security and regulatory requirements can all impact organizational finances, integrity and reputation. There is also the increasing sophistication of organized crime and terrorism, as well as new challenges from technology, cross-border disputes, emerging markets, complex supply chains and intellectual property theft. Organizations that proactively monitor and respond to these risks can effectively mitigate threats, helping ensure trust and enhance resilience.


      How can we help

      KPMG forensic professionals extend across a multitude of dimensions, from bolstering controls and helping ensure compliance to conducting meticulous investigations and developing integrated solutions. Anchored in these efforts is the cultivation of trust—an indispensable foundation for sustainable success.

      KPMG firms’ professionals encompass a diverse range of skills, including forensic accountants, investigators, data scientists, compliance practitioners, and cyber response experts. From proactive prevention to meticulous detection and resolute response, we focus not just on mitigating risks, but also shielding you from reputational and financial impacts.

      KPMG professionals can provide expert testimony and assist in resolving complex cross-border disputes, whether representing the claimant, respondent, or by serving as an impartial arbitrator. We also offer advisory services tailored to regulated sectors and employ data-driven analysis to help strengthen strategies in disputes, regulatory negotiations and government dialogues.

      KPMG professionals can assess, design and enhance risk and compliance programs to mitigate vulnerabilities to fraud, corruption, misconduct and a myriad of third-party risks. We also assist in establishing and enhancing proactive analytics to prevent and detect such risks with the aim towards meeting governance and regulatory compliance. Our corporate intelligence team also provide a range of information gathering and intelligence analysis services to assist clients make better informed decisions on third-party risk.

      KPMG firms’ wide-ranging approach can help contextualize financial crime within clients' operations, leveraging KPMG's global risk expertise and employing a suite of advanced risk technology tools that incorporate AI, machine learning and data analytics. Our professionals can enhance enterprise-wide resilience, merging risk management with commercial advancement to help drive performance, efficiency and customer experience improvements while uncovering untapped opportunities.

      KPMG firms strive to help organizations achieve among the highest levels of compliance and efficiency in managing records and information, developing repeatable business processes for responding to investigations, legal and regulatory requests and detecting fraud and misconduct through data analytics.

      KPMG professionals aid organizations affected by fraud, corruption, misconduct, cybercrime or financial crime in adeptly uncovering facts and managing the aftermath. Our support includes corporate intelligence, asset recovery, pursuing perpetrators and mitigating reputational and financial harm. Our skilled forensic experts, versed in cross-border and sector-specific knowledge, conduct precise investigations, analyzing intricate financial data to offer succinct reports for informed assessment and responsive action.



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      We help to resolve disputes by acting as an arbitrator , mediator, facillitator, expert, negotiator or contracted adjudicator, as the case may be on formal platforms of arbitration and mediation, or as KPMG is contracted to do by parties to a dispute whether by way of commercial contract or convention.

      Forensic Technology ("FTech") is a service line within KPMG's Forensic Business Unit that assists clients in their efforts to find key insights from their data so they can make informed decisions and predictions. 

      Everyone is affected by cyberattacks in our fast-changing, hyperconnected digital world. With more funds at hand, attackers are employing modern techniques such as Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to find novel ways to attack organisations. Keeping attackers at bay is becoming increasingly difficult. 

      Forensic Technology ("FTech") is a service line within KPMG's Forensic Business Unit that assists clients in their efforts to achieve the highest levels of compliance and effiency  in managing records and information, developing efficient, repeatable business processes for responding to legal and regulatotir requests for Electronically Stored Information ( ESI) and providing effective collection, processing and hosting ESI for review and production.

      KPMG offers a worldwide network of FairCall centers, forensic triage and innovative technology for concern intake. Using our service, organisations can receive and address concerns timely and react appropriately to embed and enhance a culture of ethics and integrity.

      KPMG's Fraud Risk Management services are aimed at helping clients prevent, detect, and respond to fraud and misconduct risks. We do this by working working with our clients to design, implement, and evaluate ethics and compliance programs and related antifraud programs and controls.

      We work closely with clients to understand their objectives and coordinate our approach to utlise the appropriate resources. Our goal is to help clients ascertain the relevant facts so that a concern or situation can be rapidly resolved with minimal disruption cost. KPMG understands how to conduct a successful investigations.

      Our clients make key decisions about issues such as financial transactions, pre-client/ customer acceptance, boardroom appoitment, know your client (KYC) regulations and fraud investigations. Operating in unfamiliar territories with individuals and companies can unwittingly expose our clients to a variety of risks such as polical risk, fraud, theft,  security breaches and terrorist networks.


      Our people

      Candice Padayachee

      Partner and Head of Forensic

      KPMG in South Africa