Working life - an investigation

Fraud professionals have been likened to undertakers - necessary, but only in extremis, and then preferably for as short a time as possible: as a reminder that controls, if they existed, have failed, their presence may not be welcomed, especially as it usually comes with awkward probing questions. So, already a job for the resilient, how has Covid-19 impacted the sector and what are the prospects for the year ahead? Keith Nuthall tests sentiment in the market.

Fraud professionals have been likened to undertakers - necessary, but only in extremis, and then preferably for as short a time as possible: as a reminder that controls, if they existed, have failed, their presence may not be welcomed, especially as it usually comes with awkward probing questions. So, already a job for the resilient, how has Covid-19 impacted the sector and what are the prospects for the year ahead? Keith Nuthall tests sentiment in the market.