Internal investigations, integrity due diligence and corporate intelligence leadership for regulated firms and global consulting practices.
Corporate investigations has moved from optional to essential. In-house investigation capability is now standard at major financial institutions, multinationals, private-equity sponsors and large technology firms, and regulators on both sides of the investigative table are increasingly AI-enabled (SEC, DOJ, FCA, SFO, MAS, HKMA).
The DOJ updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in September 2024 to explicitly address the risks of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in any corporate compliance programme [1]. The EU AI Act's high-risk obligations are scheduled to apply from August 2026 [2], and the SEC launched a dedicated AI Task Force led by a Chief AI Officer in August 2025 [3] [4].
Deepfake usage in biometric fraud attempts surged 58% year-on-year [5]. Yet only 18% of organisations using AI in anti-fraud programmes currently test their models for bias or fairness [6]. That gap is creating structural demand for investigators who combine investigative judgement with AI-tool literacy.
Most of our mandates are retained, Director-and-above, and confidential. We work across consulting firms, law-firm investigations practices, corporate in-house teams, and private-equity sponsors hiring for portfolio companies.
18%
of organisations test their anti-fraud AI for bias
ACFE 2026 Anti-Fraud Technology Benchmarking ReportMandates vary, but most fall into one of the groupings below. We brief on seniority, scope and the specific mix of technical depth versus leadership.
Candidates typically come from four backgrounds: Big Four forensic / investigations, specialist consulting firms, financial regulators (FCA, MAS, SFC, ASIC, DOJ, SEC, SFO, ICAC), and corporate in-house integrity teams.
Law-firm white-collar backgrounds, public-sector law-enforcement experience and intelligence backgrounds also feature regularly. Core credentials: CFE (ACFE), CAMS (ACAMS - updated in July 2025 with a new 'Tools and Technologies to Fight Financial Crime' module incorporating AI), and ICA diplomas.
Multilingual capability - Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa, Japanese, Korean - is a material differentiator for APAC mandates, particularly those involving regional document review or sensitive interviews.
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