20 May 2025 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation, A Practical Perspective
May 18, 2025
In today's complex financial landscape, the role of forensic accounting has become increasingly crucial in maintaining business integrity and preventing financial fraud. From high-profile corporate scandals to subtle financial manipulations, the need to detect, investigate, and avoid fraud has emerged as a critical priority for organizations worldwide.
Highlights:
This seminar provided an overview of forensic accounting, fraud investigation and expert testimony.
• Understanding forensic accounting
• Fraud prevention and detection
• Red flags of fraud and fraud risk management
• Fraud investigation
• Interviewing skills
• Expert witness
• Cases sharing
Event Details:
Date: 20 May 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
CPD: 1.5 Hours
Speaker: Annie Chan, FCPA, LLB, LLM, CFE, CAMS, FHKIoD, Managing Director, Forensic and Regulatory Compliance, Annie Chan & Associates Limited
Annie Chan has specialized in forensic accounting, fraud investigation, regulatory compliance consulting, dispute resolution, litigation support and corporate advisory services for over 27 years. She has also been a Senior Manager, Enforcement Division, at the Securities and Futures Commission and a partner and Managing Director of a Big Four Accounting firm.
She has assisted lawyers, inhouse counsel, regulators, financial institutions, listed companies and multi-national companies, namely United States, Japanese, French and German clients in investigations including investigating ethical issues in the work place, breach of trust, breach of code of conduct, fraud, false accounting and other suspected irregularities.
Her forensic experience includes financial investigation, corporate and fraud investigation, securities fraud investigation, asset tracing, anti-money laundering review, shareholders dispute, matrimonial dispute, probate dispute and corporate recovery etc. She has been engaged by Regulators/ Government including the Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Department of Justice, the Independent Commission Against Corruption in various investigation/ enforcement actions acting as forensic accountant or expert witness. She also acts as court appointed Liquidator and/or Administrator involving disputes and/ or corporate failures.
Annie is an accomplished and experienced public speaker. She has made numerous presentations on forensic accounting, investigation, anti-money laundering, expert testimony, and on regulatory updates for clients, solicitors, bankers and accountants.
