Locating hidden assets | Phoenix Consultancy
In order to be an effective asset tracer, it is essential that any investigator who is set to task in this specialised arena, must understand the very complex array of ever growing financial products available, and equally, how an individual or corporate body can use them to disguise beneficial ownership.
Over the last twenty years, our asset location specialists have been instructed on some very high profile and diverse cases.
Phoenix Consultancy is often tasked to locate assets that have not been disclosed in relation to divorce matters. Contrary to popular misconception with some who practice Family Law, this evidence is entirely useful, and often necessary in such proceedings, provided that the instructed investigators possess a good understanding of Family Law, and existing case law governing the rules of evidence. It is also essential in cases where one party has made massive material non-disclosures, in order to gain an unfair advantage in the proceedings.
Even if we are tasked to investigate stocks and shares, trusts loans, pensions or complex financial products such as fiduciary deposits, our investigators can identify the evidence, and follow established paper trails.
We also carry out investigations into serious and complex frauds, by following evidence gleaned in order to locate the perpetrators and to find out where our clients lost funds have been hidden.
We have extensive experience in high-value, multi-jurisdictional asset tracing for international law firms, government organisations and multinational corporations. Where tangible assets cannot be identified, we have helped clients to identify strategic assets that may support legal efforts towards recovery.
We can operate in almost any domicile and jurisdiction, including notorious controversial havens famed for their privacy laws, such as: Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, Turks & Caicos, Luxembourg or Bermuda for example.
Our consultants have managed large, multi-jurisdictional investigations with teams comprising lawyers, accountants and other experts. We ensure clients are fully aware of all key aspects of the investigation and have developed close relationships with many major international law firms.
Our specialists are up to speed on the latest compliance and legislative issues, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (Sox), Police and Criminal Evidence Act, and the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Our asset tracers will locate hidden assets and assist you with non-disclosure and recovery operations.
We continuously strive to help you to provide a consistently high standard of service and understand the extensive enquiries related to the corporate sector. We discuss all the issues in complete confidential manner which is also included non disclosure agreement where necessary.
Phoenix Consultancy assists clients to identify, trace, freeze and recover financial and physical assets. Our services cover many jurisdictions, including offshore locations.
In our experience, when the case is of a more sensitive nature the success of the investigations is reliant upon forward planning and a rigorous preliminary investigation before fieldwork begins. Consequently, our consultants work very closely with clients at this stage to ensure the maximum chance of a positive outcome.
In Short Phoenix Consultancy can provide you a platform for many different aspects of an investigation and we have a particular prominent role to play in the tracing of the proceeds of serious economic crime and corruption.