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Report on workplace fraud. Includes: Incidence and prevalence of occupational fraud in Canadian SMEs, Types of occupational fraud experienced by SMEs (Assets/Revenue overstatement or understatement, Theft of proprietary information and intellectual property, Corruption, Misrepresentation of employment credentials, internal or external documents, Misappropriation of cash
Misappropriation of inventory or assets) Range of financial losses Incurred due to occupational fraud, Aspects of business negatively affected due to occupational fraud, Internal policies and practices revised as a result of occupational fraud, Perceived level of risk, Prevention measures and techniques used by SMEs |
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| Pub Date: | 12/6/2011 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 12/6/2011 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 9063 | |||||||||||||||
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Examines the growth prospects of 80 countries, remains the most up-to-date and comprehensive data source available on the comparative strengths and weaknesses of leading economies of the world. Includes Growth Competitiveness Index Also: Most probelmatic factors for doing business in each country - % of CEOs reporting Tax rates, Access to financing [access to credit], Inefficient government bureaucracy, Tax regulations, Restrictive labour regulations, Inadequate supply of infrastructure, Inadequately educated workforce, Policy instability, Poor work ethic in labour force, Inflation, Foreign currency regulations, Crime & theft, Government instability, Poor public health, Corruption. |
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| Pub Date: | 9/7/2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency: | Annual | |||||||||||||||
| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada, Selected Countries | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 9/7/2011 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39260507 | |||||||||||||||
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| Description: | Perceptions of the degree of corruption in specific countries (including Canada) as seen by business people, academics and risk analysts. | |||||||||||||||
| Pub Date: | 10/26/2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency: | Annual | |||||||||||||||
| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada, Selected Countries | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 10/26/2010 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39269962 | |||||||||||||||
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% of Canadian companies say their management is pursuing growth opportunistically while economic recovery remains unclear, % have experienced "significant" fraud in the past two years % say they justify entertaining clients as acceptable business expenses, % feel that misstating financial performance can be justified, % say cash payments can be justified, % are unsure if facilitation payments are permitted % believe in the effectiveness of internal controls to detect fraud, bribery or corruption, % have never assessed their fraud risk, For effective fraud prevention % put the most confidence in strong internal controls, rigorous internal audit, regular management reviews, % feel that regular rotation of personnel is more likely to prevent fraud When fraud does occur or a suspected case is reported, % of companies have a clear process of reporting incidents to the board, have defined roles within investigations for internal audit, compliance, risk and legal, have consistent disciplinary processes. |
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| Pub Date: | 5/19/2010 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 5/19/2010 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39269147 | |||||||||||||||
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Report on economic crime in Canada (white collar crime). Includes: % of Canadian companies surveyed reported being victims of economic crime during the previous 12 months, % of companies reporting fraud. % of Canadians companies that were victims of economic crime, believe the cost of fraud is higher now than it was 12 months ago, % of victims in the past year estimated their direct fraud-related losses to be greater than US$500,000 % of victims perceived a significant impact on their organization in terms of employee morale, business relations, brand or reputation, share price, relations with regulatory bodies. Type of economic crime reported (Asset misappropriation, Accounting fraud, Money laundering, Bribery and corruption, Intellectual property infringement, Other ) % reported that the perpetrators of crimes were external fraudsters employee, % detected fraud by chance, internal audit, fraud risk management, electronic means (e.g. automated suspicious transaction reporting systems), formal whistle-blowing mechanisms. % of companies say they experienced a decline in financial performance, % believe the economic downturn presents a heightened risk of fraud in general [Financial Crisis 2008], % felt that the economic conditions imposed increased pressures and presented individuals with greater incentives to commit fraud. |
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| Pub Date: | 11/19/2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency: | Annual | |||||||||||||||
| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 11/21/2009 | |||||||||||||||