Inside Corporates

Fraudulent behavioural patterns change in times of a crisis. After the financial crisis in 2008, observable levels of fraud had increased by more than 70 percent. In this episode we are exploring if we can expect something similar, given the nature of the current crisis and specifically what types of fraud corporates are exposed to.

• How do fraudulent behavioural patterns change in times of a crisis?
• What are the top tips for corporates in order to reduce the impact of fraud?
• What are the regulatory expectations from authorities in regards to the current crisis and pandemic?

"It's important to say that colleagues must remember that fraud does not disappear. Fraud simply migrates and that's what we're seeing with the COVID-19 crisis. For the world, it's a pandemic. But for the fraudsters, it's simply an opportunity to migrate their tactics." Three levels of fraud |Financial misstatement | Consumer fraud| Misuse of governmental support | Association of Corporate Investigators | Segregation of roles and responsibilities

Speaker: Steve Young (CEO of the Association of the Corporate Investigators; Head of Fraud and Investigation at Lombard Odier)

Moderator: Matt Lock

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• How do companies motivate their employees in this new normal?
• What needs to happen in an organisation for people to feel safe, engaged, informed, and useful?
• What are the positives and negatives of working in this new environment?

Leadership is key in current unprecedented time. No business as usual can seamlessly be continued if employees check out and do not feel supported by their organisations. Without positive-minded and still motivated employees, business as usual in not feasible. Find out how to best motivate your employees and to keep the spirit.

"So before we were talking sceptically about working from home, are you really working when you have a home office or are you just doing your laundry and painting your nails? That conversation is hopefully going to become obsolete."

HR | Chief People Officer | Motivation | Trust | Working from home

Speaker: Liza Engel (Chief People Officer for Deloitte Switzerland and member of the Executive team)

Moderator: Matt Lock

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Speaker: Igor Heinzer (Head of Valuation Services, Director, Deloitte Switzerland) Moderator: Matt Lock

• How and where should corporates allocate capital most effectively?
• How is the current situation affecting decisions that businesses are making?
• What's keeping CFOs and CEOs awake at night?

For businesses aiming to succeed after the pandemic, explore the pitfalls, like focus on short-term cost savings, and listen in to hear options for sustainable long-term capital allocation.

"I believe that the pandemic will maybe force companies to be more disciplined around capital allocation. What does that mean? It means that boards and senior management are going to ask some very tough questions around future investments and where to place the next dollar. I think that now there will be a period of self-reflection."

• Will the M&A market this year be in the same way as in previous years?
• What will happen in 2020 to already-planned transactions?
• Has M&A activity been put on hold for now?

2018 saw the biggest increase in mid-market M&A activity in Switzerland. This was followed in 2019 by a reasonable volume of transactions, but activity has now been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out the views of our experts about future trends.

"Many of the M&As that we've seen over the past few years have gained market share by making use of technology. If you think about the retail sector, for example, or even the banking sector, successful M&As become much more digitalised than their competitors, and they are going to be the winners of the future."

Mergers & Acquisitions | Mid-Cap Study | EBITDA multiples | Swiss Small & Mid-sized companies

Speaker: Jean-Francois Lagasse (Lead Financial Services and Managing Partner, Deloitte Switzerland)

Moderator: Matt Lock

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• Study: Deloitte 2020 survey on M&A activity in the Swiss SME sector
• Podcast Website: Connecting the dots with the "Inside Corporates Podcast"

• What are the impacts and consequences for corporates?
• Are the authorities supporting the "right" businesses?
• How will the corporate landscape change?

The potential consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for corporates are discussed here with our experts. Tune in to hear where we can try, on an individual level, to benefit while being stuck in "lock down" mode.

"We in the West largely ignored SARS unless we were exporting to Asia. We certainly ignored the Middle Eastern version MERS. Now we've got one that has affected all of us. Hey, what a surprise! We've all woken up."

Impact on businesses | Bank provisions | Loan schemes | Zoom | Opera

Speaker: Haig Simonian (Former Financial Times and The Economist Journalist; Upcoming CNN Money Switzerland Moderator) Moderator: Matt Lock

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