Forensic Investigations
Through a network of seasoned professionals with expertise in technical accounting, forensic analysis and fraud examination, we bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and techniques to help you respond to allegations and regulatory investigations with fact-finding that can withstand third-party scrutiny. We provide:
• Forensic accounting and financial investigations expertise
• Global presence in 158 countries
• Global Intelligence Centre of Excellence
• Experience with global regulatory environments
Disputes, Claims & Controversies
We help organisations across the globe address the complex issues of fraud, corruption or corporate abuse. We assess economic damages in connection with regulatory matters, commercial litigation and business interruption, including:
• Quantification of damages
• Statistical theory and applications
• Expert witness testimony
• Service as arbitrators, mediators and special masters
• Technical accounting, valuation and business analytics skills
Cybercrime
PwC’s forensic technologists across the globe have experience helping our clients respond to 1 000, cybersecurity projects. Our cyber breach teams will help you rapidly respond to, investigate and remediate cyber incidents, combining technical skills and business strategies to protect your brand value.
Together, we will:
• Identify the source, location and nature of breaches with our breach indicator assessment tool
• Quantify and mitigate associated losses
• Assess the business risk and customer impact
• Remediate vulnerabilities to minimize future occurrences
Computer Forensics
Our teams have access to leading-edge forensic labs in 30 global locations, relational database software and proprietary tools to analysetransactional data-sets in innovative new ways. We will coordinate with your IT resource to provide thorough and swift access to facts and insights.
We offer:
• Data identification, preservation, collection, clustering, processing and analysis
• Familiarity with data privacy and protection rules
• Collection, recovery, filtering, processing and host review applications for fast-paced governmental investigations
• Keyword formulation, data filtering and review strategies, and
• Cybercrime awareness training aimed at the C-suite through a customised Healthcare module of our bespoke “Game of Threats” platform.
Healthcare Governance
The Healthcare industry is undergoing significant changes, such as the amalgamation of medical schemes and an increased focus on good governance by the Regulator and other stakeholders. The members of medical schemes are becoming more aware of, and are taking a more active interest in, elections to the Board of Trustees (the Boards), annual general meetings (AGMs) and special general meetings (SGMs).
More stringent requirements regarding the appointment of fit and proper individuals to the Boards of Trustees have furthermore resulted in the Council for Medical Schemes requiring that there should be some form of independent oversight during the election of members to the Boards of Trustees.
PwC Healthcare Forensic Advisory Services can assist with all of these governance challenges. From the board room, electoral conferences, AGMs and SGMs right through to the court–room, we support medical schemes, with the management and overseeing of AGMs and SGMs as well as electoral conferences for the election of members to the Boards of Trustees of medical schemes.
Electoral support
With the ever-increasing requirements for robust due diligence to be incorporated into medical scheme electoral processes, we provide unique, innovative, custom-built solutions for clients, whether they require manual running of elections, automated online solutions or a combination of these platforms.
Our solutions provide added security, independent oversight and can stand the test of regulatory scrutiny.
We assist our clients with management and oversight over the:
• Nomination of candidates
• Proxy appointment process
• Vetting of nominees in terms of Scheme Rules, using our innovative corporate intelligence services and
• Post-voting activities.
We bring an innovative approach to elections that allows the client the options of running online and/or manual elections.
AGM and SGM support
Our AGM and SGM support includes overseeing the following:
• Set-up of AGM and SGM logistical arrangements
• Registration and validation of members in good standing on the day of the AGM and SGM
• Counting of motion votes during the AGM.
We further assist our healthcare clients, in liaison with the regulators, to ensure compliance with the Scheme Rules.
Fraud prevention
Taking action to assist in preventing fraud, waste and abuse, will save your organisation from huge financial and reputational damage.
A pre-emptive review and the application of governance and controls will identify risks, develop efficiencies, provide a clear understanding of your position, or avoid future crises. On-going testing of existing controls helps to maintain compliance.
We provide ongoing testing of existing controls to help maintain compliance within your organisation. Amongst other service offerings:
• Fraud Risk Assessments
• Ethics Culture Survey
• Fraud HealthCheQ to benchmark risk managementpractices of organisations
• Development, review and updating of Fraud Prevention Policies and guiding documents, and
• Fraud and Ethics Awareness training
Fraud Detection
We assist clients with Fraud Detection techniques which should be established to uncover fraud events when preventative measures fail or mitigated risks are realised.
Amongst other service offerings:
• Fraud detection reviews;
• Forensic Technology Solutions, including Data analytics, to analyse trends and uncover red flags
Forensic Capacity Building
Through our forensic capacity building service, we assist clients to develop and build a prompt, competent, confidential investigation and resolution capacity.
This includes ensuring that appropriate people, processes, technology and governance are in place for an in-sourced, outsourced or partially outsourced forensic capacity for your organisation.
Amongst other service offerings:
• Developing, review and updating of forensic investigation methodologies
• Training on conducting forensic investigations, and
• Forensic capacity building
