If you need to understand fraud risk better, you might be interested in a new book A Short Guide to Fraud Risk.  CIMA has been involved in the writing of this book in that my former colleague and fraud risk management specialist, Helenne Doody, edited it and there is also a foreword from CIMA's Chief Executive, Charles Tilley.

The book provides an introduction to the risk of fraud based on a six-element strategy.  It includes practical steps to assess and treat fraud risks across an organisation.  Not only that, but it also provides practical steps to develop fraud awareness and to implement an effective fraud detection and incident management programme.  The book provides plenty of example documents and case studies to help the reader put theory into practice.  Each chapter also contains a useful summary so the emphasis is very much on being practical and accessible.

Watch out for an upcoming article in Insight by one of the authors, Nigel Iyer.  But if you can't wait and you want to read the book sooner rather than later, CIMASphere readers can order this book for £13.50, a 25% discount on the list price of £17.99.  Simply order online at www.gowerpublishing.com, quoting the discount code G1CXY25 in the box marked Promotional Code at the checkout stage.