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The American View: The Sinister Secret of “Stud Planet”
Qualification fraud is rampant. People falsely claim to hold degrees and certifications, even to have published content, just to be considered for competitive opportunities. Why people do this isn’t in...
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The American View: Shirking from Home
Working from home is likely Business Reporter’s resident American ‘blogger’s favourite perqs. It’s liberating, making everything more productive and less stressful. It’s also stressful in its own right...
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The American View: Rogue Squaddie
Resource scarcity requires oversight. Whoever gets stuck policing the limited-but-desired resource becomes the office ‘bad guy.’ It’s inevitable. It’s frustrating. It’s bad for morale. Why do we do...
View ArticleWho commits fraud?
When management envisions who might be most likely to commit fraud in their organisation, they may think of a new employee who hasn’t earned the trust of their colleagues yet, or perhaps a lower-level...
View ArticleEnd of the Brexit transition period: implications for grant fraud in the UK’s...
For many people in the United Kingdom, talk of Brexit has fallen by the wayside. Despite the pause in what had seemed like non-stop Brexit talk, the end of the transition period (31 December 2020)...
View ArticleThe trends shaping anti-money laundering in 2020
With real-time transactions gaining popularity and new legalised product markets (such as cannabis) emerging, anti-money-laundering (AML) regulations are getting tougher and more complex. New payment...
View ArticleMimicking consumer behaviour is key to effectively and successfully tackling...
Ad fraud will cost businesses $35 billion this year alone, with an additional $5 billion in indirect social and economic costs, according to a recent report by digital media cyber-security specialists...
View ArticleFake COVID-19 testing kits and lockdown puppy scams: how to protect yourself...
Cassandra Cross, Queensland University of Technology Fraudsters are ruthless and will use any means necessary to gain financial advantage. Earlier this year, as Australians were battling the...
View Article300 years since the South Sea Bubble: the real story behind the iconic...
Helen Paul, University of Southampton Coronavirus has caused a great deal of stock market turbulence and, somewhat inevitably, comparisons have been made to the volatility caused by the South Sea...
View ArticleProtecting the public purse from grant fraud
It seems strange to say so, but in many ways, the pandemic has brought people together. In the spring, we saw neighbours come together every Thursday night to thank and celebrate health and care staff...
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