The Art of the Investigative Interview
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Read moreThe ISO 37008 Internal investigation standard framework and what this means for financial services institutions
Read moreBeyond the Summit: What BRICS 2026 means for investigators
A couple of weeks ago, the BRICS leaders met in New Delhi for the 18th Summit with India taking Chair. The theme was “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.” […]
Read moreACi Investigations Survey
We want your voice at the table! As the Pharmaceutical Life Science and Healthcare industry navigates escalating regulatory scrutiny, complex cross‑border investigations, and rising expectations around data integrity, ACi, Baker […]
Read moreFollowing the Money: How AML Tools are Being Used to Combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Today, ACi welcomed Alex Hofford of Cambridge Pacific to deliver a webinar exploring the connections between anti-money laundering compliance and the fight against wildlife crime, drawing on two decades of […]
Read moreACi Announces New Heads of Country Leadership Appointments
ACi is delighted to announce that we have significantly boosted our international presence with the appointment of Country leaders across a variety of regions. We believe that the best talent […]
Read moreChallenges to Corporate Investigations Survey Report
ACi and FRA have published a new report into the challenges investigators face. Corporate investigations are under increasing pressure. Rising regulatory expectations, growing volumes of data, rapid technological change, […]
Read moreACi Launches Industry-First Certified Corporate Investigator (CCi) Course
Association of Corporate Investigators Launches Industry-First Certified Corporate Investigator (CCi) Course Comprehensive 19-Module Certification Addresses Critical Gap in Professional Standards for Global Investigations Community London, UK – 1 December 2025 – […]
Read moreACCA exposes new findings on an escalating, systemic fraud landscape and calls for a collective reset
Global report reveals how cybercrime, governance gaps and AI-turbocharged deception are converging to create an industrialised fraud environment that demands coordinated action. According to Combatting fraud in a perfect storm, […]
Read moreWhistleblowing Investigations: The Hidden Mental Health Toll
Reflections from the ACi Whistleblowing Investigations Forum On World Mental Health Day, it feels particularly poignant to reflect on the insights shared at our recent Whistleblowing Investigations Forum. As we […]
Read moreChallenges to Corporate Investigations Survey
🌐 Challenges to Corporate Investigations - Survey Launch Corporate investigations across all sectors face increasingly complex challenges that can significantly impact outcomes. To better understand these critical pain points, we […]
Read moreACi wins Multi Stakeholder Collaboration Award
We are delighted to announce that we have won the International Compliance Association's 2025 Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration Award. The presentation took place at the ICA Awards Dinner in London on 27th […]
Read more2024 Report: Challenges to Investigations
Access to Data is the biggest internal challenge investigators face according to a white paper published today by the ACi. "From navigating legal and ethical constraints to overcoming internal resistance […]
Read moreEmpowering Women in Corporate Leadership: A Catalyst for Sustainable Change on International Women's Day
At the ACi we are proud our membership of women in higher decision-making roles in corporate investigations and litigation has increased by 9% in the last 4 years, making up […]
Read moreConfide Forges Strategic Alliance with ACi to Elevate Industry Standards
Partnership with ACi's Extensive Network to Enhance Confide's Market Position and Product Offerings London, United Kingdom 5 February 2024 Confide, the revolutionary governance, risk, and integrity platform founded by Wirecard […]
Read moreBanking Investigators Forum
Ashurst was delighted to host the ACi Banking Investigators Forum on 5th October 2023. We enjoyed insightful discussions between banking investigators and key industry figures to analyse the evolving regulatory […]
Read moreMember survey 2023
This June we are reaching out to members to see if they'd like to get more involved with building the ACi. As you're aware, the Executive Committee at ACi are […]
Read moreACi at Relativity Fest London 2023
The Association of Corporate Investigators was out in force yesterday at Relativity Fest London 2023 as we spoke to a lively audience about our work on the development of the new ISO […]
Read moreACi Symposium Round Up
On Thursday, 10th November, ACi held its Symposium event in London, after having missed two years due to Covid19. It was great to bring our investigations community back together for […]
Read moreInvestigating Sexual Misconduct Workshop Round Up
On Friday, 14th October 2022 we held the first part of our Investigating Sexual Misconduct workshop, hosted by Ropes & Gray at their London offices. Our expert speakers included: Amanda […]
Read moreImmersive Investigations Training Workshop - London Round Up
On Thursday, 29th September, we held our immersive investigations training workshop, hosted by RPC at their London offices overlooking Tower Bridge. Our expert speakers included: Manu Hanspal, Head of EMEA, […]
Read moreAnnouncing our new partnership with Ankura
ACi is delighted to announce a new partnership with Ankura Consulting Group LLC, an independent advisory firm offering expertise in the areas of change, risk disputes, finance, performance, distress and […]
Read moreBanking Investigators Forum Round up
On Thursday, 26th May ACi proudly hosted its first Banking Investigators Forum event, kindly sponsored by Forensic Risk Alliance. The event was attended by banking investigators from 80 different banks […]
Read moreTweets from #RelativityFest
ACi's Steve Young, Mary Eastwood Jones and Manu Hanspal had an exceptional reception at #RelativityFest in London this May, as they revealed the Association's new Investigations Principles and Guidelines and […]
Read moreACi Launches its Investigations Principles and Good Practice Guidance
ACi is delighted to announce the launch of its new Investigations Principles and Good Practice Guidelines guidance. This is the first wide-reaching practitioner-led Principles and good practice guidance developed for […]
Read more27 April 2022 - Members Meeting
Our next members' meeting takes place on Wednesday 27th April at 12.30 - 1.30 pm UK time. Members are invited to attend via teams meeting invite. Please visit the members […]
Read moreLuke Cocks as Data Analyst
ACi is delighted to announce the appointment of Luke Cocks as Data Analyst. Luke is a recent Mathematics graduate from the University of Lancaster. Luke’s work will be instrumental in […]
Read moreJacob Atkinson as Research Assistant
ACi is delighted to announce the appointment of Jacob Atkinson as Research Assistant. Jacob holds a degree in History and a postgraduate degree in Heritage Studies from Newcastle University. Jacob is assisting with […]
Read moreAdd your voice to the #BreakTheBias Campaign
This year, in support of the International Women's Day 2022 campaign #breakthebias, ACi is collecting quotes, anecdotes and thoughts from our corporate investigation community on working with, hiring, promoting or […]
Read moreNew Members' Resource
ACi members can read Chapter 21 of GIR's 'The Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations (sixth edition). The chapter, written by ACi's CEO Steve Young focuses on Whistleblowers: The In-house Perspective. […]
Read moreAnnouncing the appointment of Alex Gaft as ACi Advisor
The ACi is excited to announce the appointment of Alex Gaft as ACi Advisory Panel Member. As a seasoned corporate investigations professional, Alex will provide the ACi with advice on […]
Read moreWishing you a very happy New Year
As we launch into 2022, ACi wishes all our members and supports a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year ahead. We are working hard to bring you more innovative training, […]
Read moreACi launches 'Pick a Project' Initiative
The ACi is working on a number of trailblazing projects to champion the role of corporate investigators. These are all reliant on our members’ insights, ideas, and subject matter expertise. […]
Read moreMerry Christmas
On behalf of the ACi Executive Committee and all the staff we would like to wish our members celebrating a merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year. We […]
Read moreBoost for Marketing Team
ACi is delighted to announce the appointment of Ellie Burden as Marketing Assistant. Ellie is a recent English Language and Linguistics graduate from the University of Sussex. She has joined […]
Read moreMary Eastwood Jones joins the ACi as Executive Director
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mary Eastwood Jones to the Executive Committee in the role of Executive Director. Mary has over two decades of experience as an Investigations, […]
Read moreSwiss Investigations Survey Results
How mature is your in-house investigation function and what can you do to increase your capabilities? Together with Deloitte, we conducted a survey of Swiss in-house investigation functions to analyse […]
Read moreWhistleblowing Course launch
Join our three-module course this September Whistleblowing investigation programmes: How to make sure you are identifying and responding effectively to employee concerns. Never has it been more important to listen […]
Read moreRecolección y tratamiento de la información en una Investigación Corporativa
Una empresa experimenta el robo de una importante cantidad de productos en el interior de uno de sus almacenes, lo que impide que esos productos estén en el mercado en […]
Read moreAsia Pacific Investigations Capability Survey launch
In cooperation with Deloitte we are pleased to share the key findings of our “Asia Pacific investigations capability survey – Are you prepared for the new normal?” Join us on […]
Read moreEarly Bird booking on our Foundation Course
Our popular Foundations in Corporate Investigations Course starts on 4th May 2021. There is an Early Bird discount on your booking until 4th April - secure your place for $300. […]
Read moreICRC seeks a Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance officer
The International Committee of the Red Cross, based in Geneva, is seeking a Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer. Applications are open until 21st March 2021. For information click here.
Read moreFraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery, Geneva
How are financial institutions re-assessing fraud risks, internal controls, litigation budgets and priorities? Join our COO Basha Galvin on Tuesday, 23rd March for a timely discussion at the C5 Conference […]
Read moreTop bank fraud cases and trends to watch in 2021
Our CEO Steve Young joins a panel of Europe's top banking leaders for a webinar organised by Mine Diren Fornerod, PhD at NetGuardians on 17th March 2021 at 10.00 am CET.The Panel will explore the current […]
Read moreSearching for a job and need advice on your CV and interviewing?
The ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has produced a severe economic downturn resulting in job redundancies in many corporate sectors. Budget reductions and restructuring have resulted in job cuts in corporate […]
Read moreA warm welcome to our new Regional Committee Members
We are delighted to welcome a new team to our regional committees, headed up by Manu Hanspal in EMEA and Mark Gough in APAC. Read all about them here.
Read moreACi is now open for membership
Members of the corporate investigations community are now invited to apply to become a member of our not-for-profit association. For all the details and to apply, visit our membership page.
Read moreWe are supporting Anti Corruption Day on 9th December
ACi stands in support of #unitedagainstcorruption and to celebrate International Anti-Corruption day on Wednesday 9th December this year, we are hosting a series of free events to help our members […]
Read moreSwiss Investigations Forum - 4th November 2020
What are the most common ways fraudsters commit crime? How is #FinancialCrime evolving? Find out at the 4th Annual Swiss Investigation Forum on 4 November — in a 3D virtual environment. […]
Read moreOur interviewing skills course is now available
We're delighted to launch our first interviewing skills course.The online training takes place on 19, 23 and 26th November 2020. It will give you plenty of chance to practice your […]
Read moreOur 'Foundations for Conducting a Corporate Investigation' course is launched
We are very excited to launch a new course for those starting out in investigations, and for those who have investigations as part of their remit but who have not […]
Read moreCorporate Fraud in the time of Covid
In this Deloitte podcast, our CEO Steve Young talks about the pressures organisations are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Under increasing pressure to keep their finance in order and with an the […]
Read moreSurvey Launched For Swiss Investigations. Have your say.
The ACi are delighted in conjunction with Deloitte Switzerland to launch a Swiss Corporate Investigations Capability Survey. If you are responsible for corporate or non-governmental organisation investigations in Switzerland, […]
Read moreInvestigations & Corporate Crime Webinar with Mason, Hayes & Curran.
Our CEO Steve Young was delighted to join the panel for MHC's webinar on the 1 July 2020 to discuss 'Crisis Management: Planning investigations and dealing with the Regulators/Law Enforcement'. […]
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