Investigations & remediation

Investigation & remediation

Close scrutiny of financial records can reveal organised criminal activity. The link between the origins of a payment, the people involved, when the money is received and where it is deposited can provide information about and proof of money laundering and/or terrorist financing.

Our services

We provide specialist financial crime compliance and investigation services, helping organisations detect, prevent, and respond to financial crime risks. Our expertise spans AML/CTF, sanctions compliance, bribery and corruption risk management, and fraud prevention, ensuring a robust and effective approach to compliance and enforcement challenges.

We work with financial institutions, legal teams, and regulatory bodies to conduct forensic investigations, manage look-back reviews, and strengthen financial crime controls. Our services include risk assessments, remediation programmes, regulatory reporting, and independent assurance, helping organisations navigate complex compliance requirements with confidence.

Whether addressing regulatory feedback, enhancing sanctions screening, improving transaction monitoring, or investigating suspicious activity, our tailored solutions ensure compliance, protect reputations, and mitigate financial crime risks.

Forensic investigations

Conduct deep forensic investigations into suspicious payments and potential regulatory breaches.
Investigate transactions and identify weaknesses in bribery and corruption compliance and risk management infrastructure.
Full forensic investigations relating to bribery and corruption incidents.
Conduct detailed document reviews and fact-finding interviews.
Recover and extract large-volumes of forensic data from data lakes and archive systems.
Track payments through the global banking system to provide evidence of criminality.
Provide support to law firms as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as part of joint Skilled Person teams.

Look-back reviews

Work closely with in-house legal teams and external counsel as well as compliance teams to manage look-back projects.
Extract comprehensive payment information from data lakes and archive systems.
Conduct deep forensic reviews and establish definitively if a payment was ultimately paid by looking at the individual legs of a payment.
Assemble coherent narratives as to why, where, when and how a payment was made.
Design, build and operate Voluntary Self Disclosure (VSD) processes for investigating and reporting on breaches.
Produce comprehensive self-disclosure packs for submission to regulators.
Testify at US Department of Justice (DoJ) hearings.

Regulatory response & remediation

Design and deliver remediation programmes to address regulatory feedback.
Remediate controls gaps in payment environments.
Improve the quality of sanctions alerts resulting from enforcement actions.
Implement post-regulatory action requirements, such as remediating non-compliant KYC and transaction files.
Evidence that obligations to use MT202COVs, FATF R.16 and FATCA compliance are being met.
Identify exceptions and deviations from SWIFT standards.
Provide independent assurance around agreed remediation programmes.
Provide advice and assistance to firms subject to an FCA s166 review.

A common thread for solving most serious and organised crime, almost irrespective of its nature, is to follow the money.

Steve Smart

FCA

Are your financial crime controls keeping up?

With evolving risks and increasing regulatory scrutiny, staying compliant is more challenging than ever. Is your organisation prepared?Contact us today to strengthen your compliance and investigative capabilities.