Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Juggles US-China Tensions and Domestic Political Divides
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is having a difficult start to 2025 as he is forced to confront a transactional American…
Will Japan’s Economic Security Push Trigger a Paradigm Shift in Its Due Diligence Mindset?
Amid growing concerns about Chinese espionage and threats to Japan’s supply chains laid bare by geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19…
Environmental Accounting Requires More Than Just Auditors—It Also Needs Investigators
As shown during COP26—the UN Climate Change Conference—in Glasgow this past fall, the role financial markets can play in ending…
China Evergrande: Managing the Risk of a Black Box Economy
With the high–profile struggles of real estate giant China Evergrande Group in the news, long–time China market watchers can be forgiven…
ESG Due Diligence: A New Class of Risk
The rapid rise of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework as a measure of corporate performance is remaking global…
The Investigator’s Endgame: Finding Success Without Compromising Ethics
Modern day investigators have the luxury of seemingly endless technological resources that allow them to investigate in ways that…
The Old Boys’ Network is Failing
Former Covid vaccine czar Moncef Slaoui’s departure from various corporate positions following sexual harassment allegations and the…
The “Robinhood Effect” on Due Diligence
Until recently, many Wall Street professionals viewed individual retail investors as minor players in the equity market with little power…
Modern Risks Demand Modern Due Diligence
The notion that financial institutions and other commercial actors should take reasonable precautions to avoid facilitating criminal…
Vietnam Takes a Major Step Forward with New Electricity Law
The rapid growth of the Vietnamese economy in recent years has placed significant strain on the national energy sector. Major blackouts…