Bernie Madoff's epic fall might have you thinking along the same "trust but verify" lines. The L.A. Times has a few timely pointers on this front. Perhaps I'm hopelessly biased, but I think hiring a reputable corporate investigative firm is where it's at. Trusting your accumulated life's wealth to someone isn't quite the same as picking out a new dishwasher. I would think one would want to go the extra mile and seek a little professional help. An investigator may not uncover the fact that the mother of your prospective money manager ran afoul of the Feds forty years ago, but they'll unquestionably perform a more thorough vetting than you could.

-- MDT

Labels: background checks, Bernie Madoff, corporate investigators

Not the most flattering article for the investigative industry, but not all bad either...

-- MDT

Labels: corporate investigators

Kind of an odd list (and no helpful criteria for inclusion is presented), but it is nice to see the corporate investigator types profiled in the financial media without obligatory references to Sam Spade or gumshoes:

Top Corporate Investigative Firms

-- MDT

Labels: corporate investigators

This sounds pretty interesting. How's your background on money laundering? According to AppointmentsUK, a "major, global organisation require a Senior Manager for their high-profile Financial Services Fraud Crime Investigation Team." The bank isn't bad either... £85,000. That's a lot of trips down to the chipper. Think of all the cod! If you're interested, the listing is here.

-- MDT

Labels: corporate investigators, jobs

Looks like surveillance to me...

-- MDT

Labels: corporate investigators, First Advantage, hiring

All too often when the new media writes about investigators, they limit their scope to the gumshoe variety (case in point, this Washington Post Express article from a few days ago) with all the typical cultural references in tow.

Nothing wrong with that, per say. After all, these are the types of private eyes that have captured the popular imagination in dime store pulp novels and classic films (my wife is currently going through a serious Magnum, P.I. phase, if you must know). There is, however, another realm of investigation that seldom gets much attention - that of the corporate P.I.

A recent article from The Hill balances the playing field a bit. While not delving too deeply into the nuts and bolts of an industry that occasionally finds itself under unwelcome scrutiny (pretexting, anyone?), the article nonetheless offers some interesting anecdotes on the breadth of work conducted by DC-area corporate investigators.

Kudos to Kevin Bogardus and The Hill for a great read that offers potential clients exposure to a number of local firms. I am proud to say that featured amongst the investigators metioned in the article are many folks whose work I know and can recommend, in particular Anthony Sartori, my former partner and now the main man at Caveat Research.

Get the full story via The Hill.

-- MDT

Labels: corporate investigators, The Hill