Trends, training and techniques – tried and tested

Good training is essential in the fight against fraud, stressed speakers at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) 2016 European Fraud Conference on 21-22 March (2016). [1] Indeed, with the event being held opposite Brussels airport, the value of interpreting criminal intelligence of any kind was made crystal clear by Islamic terrorists bombing its bookings hall. Thankfully, conference participants were not victims; the event was also held shortly before the ACFE released its ‘Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse 2016’. [2]