Fraud Risk Management Program, Featuring Mr. Tommy Seah

Understanding & Developing

A FRAUD RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM for Your Organization

18th February 2009 Hotel Rendezvous, Singapore ORGANIZED, TRAINED & ASSESSED BY THE ONLY PRACTICISING CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER (CFE) FIRM IN THE ASIA PACIFIC.

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Understand the changing perspectives on fraud Understand the importance of fraud detection, deterrence, and prevention Define a COSO consistent approach for fraud risk management Learn how governance, risk management, and compliance/ethics activities can be coordinated to better prevent fraud Understand the types of fraud and detection techniques Understand how to deploy technology effectively to deter and detect fraud Understand and discuss the adequate level of fraud risk management and controls an organization should establish Enhance your organization’s fraud risk management capability

COURSE AIMS After completing this 1–day course, participants should be able to articulate to management and those charged with governance the business case for managing fraud risk, understand the concept in developing a fraud risk management program for an organization, and the need to evaluate the design and implementation of an existing fraud risk management program. Jointly organized by:

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Early Bird & Corporate Group Discounts Available!

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WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM? This program is an integral part of CFE ICG’s Annual Director’s Training. Those who will also gain greatly from this program are… • • • •

Internal auditing professionals Risk managers Compliance officers Directors

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AC members COOs CFOs CEOs

And all who are seeking proficiency in fraud detection and prevention

AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM Making the case for a fraud risk management program • Define fraud • List reasons why organizations should manage fraud risk • Present a case for a managing fraud risk A COSO-consistent process for fraud risk management • Define the COSO internal control framework • List advantages of using a COSO-consistent process • Describe how the elements of a fraud risk management program fit within the COSO framework Roles of key parties in managing fraud risk • Define the key parties involved in managing fraud risk • Describe the responsibilities of each party • Identify the oversight and reporting responsibilities between the key parties and their impact on the effectiveness of fraud risk management Coordinate governance, risk management, and compliance/ethics to better prevent fraud • Define the roles of internal audit, governance, risk management and compliance/ethics • Describe the relationships and overlaps between the three roles in the trinity of controls. • Identify how coordinating the three roles can reduce costs, enhance efficiency and improve organizational effectiveness in managing fraud risk Understanding Control environment • Define the key elements of the control environment that relate to managing fraud risk • Describe tools and techniques for developing or evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of these key elements • Exploring the possible tools and techniques to identify potential deficiencies and recommend control enhancements Methodology for Fraud risk assessment • Understanding the key elements of an effective fraud risk assessment process • Identify common deficiencies in fraud risk assessments • Apply the process to develop a fraud risk assessment for a hypothetical organization Fraud control activities • Define the goal of fraud control • Describe the roles of entity-level and process-level controls • Identify how proactive fraud detection activities complement entity-level and process-level controls and assist management and those charged with governance Information and communication • Define the role of communication in creating effective fraud risk management • Describe the key challenges in providing fraud awareness training • Identify approaches for delivering fraud awareness training cost-effectively Monitoring • Define the key parties involved in monitoring • Describe the role(s) of monitoring by each key party • Identify how monitoring might be ineffective or compromised and how such occurrences could be detected

CUSTOMIZABLE & TARGETED IN-HOUSE TRAINING for this topic is available! Please call Cheryl (+65 6222 9862) or Joanne (+65 6222 9863) for more information

OUR WORKSHOP TRAINERS Tommy is the only Singaporean that has made a name for himself in America’s largest and world renowned Anti-Fraud Association. In 2006, he was elected by his peers in more than 100 countries to be the Vice Chairman of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Board of Regents based in Texas, USA. CFE is a post graduate professional qualification recognized by the FBI and USA Central Intelligence Agency in it’s recruitment of auditors for combating fraud. He is also the Chairperson of CSI World Headquarters. CSI is the only Digital Forensic Certification body that operates in Asia. A number of auditors in the United Nations and government services proudly carry the CSI designation with distinction.

Tommy Seah Regent Emeritus, ACFE (Texas, USA) Chairperson, CSI World Headquarters

His services in providing anti fraud and technical product training is much sought after by numerous multinational companies, banks and governments in the region, including Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan. Tommy's previous work experience includes systems based auditing in an American International Bank, where he was the Senior Regional Auditor responsible for the Bank's audit in the Asia Pacific region. He has also held the top executive position of Chief of Internal Audit in a prime offshore bank where his audit duties cover the Singapore and Hong Kong operations of the bank. He covers all areas of the bank's audit of operations and IT systems. He also has practical working experience in the Operations Department of a foreign bank. Of late, Tommy has very successfully trained Anti-Narcotics Police Officers from most of the ASEAN countries. In 2008, he was awarded the privilege to train the highly skilled and intellectually superior officers from the Competition Commission of Singapore. Tommy Seah is also a prolific writer. He is the author of seven banking books including the F.I.G. Program. The FIG is the authoritative and definitive text on Financial Instruments designed to be used in the world wide banking industry for product training. This publication has received excellent review and first class commendation from some of the most authoritative professional certification body and top rated banks in the world. The other six authoritative texts used in his training are The Foreign Exchange Audit, The Control of Money Market Activities in Banks, Financial Management, MCA for Banks, SWAPS in Investment Banking and Anti-Money Laundering 101. His latest publication attempt is on Profiling and Interviewing Techniques. He has set for himself the goal to be the first Asian to write the first book in “Technology Fraud for the Banking Industry”. Stanley is both the Director & Principal Consultant of CFE Strategic Alliances, the training arm of CFE-In-Practice group of companies and also the Managing Director of CFE International Consulting Group Pte Ltd, a think-tank company that provides multi-consultancy solutions to companies world-wide. He specializes in investigative interviewing & profiling techniques and has handled numerous cases for both local and foreign financial institutions.

Stanley Chia CFE, ACFE (Texas, USA) CAMS, ACAMS CSI, CSI World Headquarters

Stanley is also the current Honorary Director, Research & Publication of CSI World Headquarters, an international accreditation body for Digital Forensic. Stanley has worked for large financial institutions like AIA Insurance, Singapore Exchange and United Overseas Bank where he was involved in anti-money laundering, compliance, enforcement and fraud investigation work. To date, he has investigated more than 100 fraud and compliance-related cases and some of them involved over US$1M. He is well versed in financial products knowledge, fraud examination techniques and compliance methodologies. Stanley is often invited to speak at conferences and seminars in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Shanghai where he taught fraud investigation, investigative interviewing techniques profiling techniques and internal control. He has also co-authored a series of pocketsized guide books for auditors published by CSI World Headquarters. He is currently writing a book on Interviewing & profiling techniques – ISBN 978-981-08-0599-9.

WE ALSO ORGANIZE FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENTS (FRA)! CALL TODAY FOR A COMPLIMENTARY TRIAL ASSESSMENT! NO OBLIGATIONS. Please call Cheryl (+65 6222 9862) or Alvin (+65 6222 9864) or email [email protected] for more information

REGISTRATION FORM Understanding & Developing A FRAUD RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM for Your Organization • 18th February 2009 • Hotel Rendezvous, Singapore COURSE FEES S$600* per pax for Singapore and other locations Category

Discount

Early Bird **

5%

Corporate (3 or more pax)

5%

ACSI (Associate)

10%

CSI (Certified)

15%

* Does not include hotel accommodation. ** Early Bird Discount ends 15th January 2009.

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