ICC FraudNet has published its second Global Annual Report which examines the ever-evolving nature of fraud and financial crime, its responses and solutions, amid the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.

ICC FraudNet has published its second Global Annual Report which examines the ever-evolving nature of fraud and financial crime, its responses and solutions, amid the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following on from the inaugural report issued last year, the FraudNet Global Report 2022 features articles on developments contributed by the network’s Members and Strategic Partners, as well as leading academics engaged in research relating to economic crime, risk, financial regulation and compliance.

Launching the new Report, Co- Executive Directors Michele Caratsch and Babajide Ogundipe said, "We are pleased to commend this, second, FraudNet Global Report. We hope it will be as well received as the first. Our thanks go to the contributors and to our Editor Dr Dominic Thomas-James and to the other members of the Editorial Board for committing their valuable time to this."

The new Report comprises 28 original articles authored by 46 contributors, from some 22 jurisdictions across the network, from Austria to South Africa.

Many of the group have been involved in some of the most high-profile and complex asset-recovery cases, and their experience in this regard makes for fascinating, instructive reading.

Articles in the report contain a useful mix of case studies, theoretical discussions, and practical solutions-based insights.

Some of the specific themes covered in include criminal and civil asset recovery initiatives, insolvency-related misconduct, investigations – including forensic analysis, litigation financing and partnerships, cyber-fraud including the increase in technology threats, virtual assets and cryptocurrencies, transparency initiatives and beneficial ownership, forgery and counterfeiting, and offshore issues.

The Report is an essential, instructive, and insightful resource, at a time when so many fraud cases are transnational in their scope and impact, and as new technologies and the new normal create more opportunities for financial crime to flourish.

ICC FraudNet was founded in 2004 and operates under the auspices of ICC Commercial Crime Services – the anti-crime arm of the International Chamber of Commerce, the Paris based world business organisation with offices in more than 90 countries.

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