Hidden in Plain Sight: the investigations podcast

Know your Numbers: Lifting the Lid on Specialist Financial Investigations

Schillings — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:50:31 +0100

Lily and Juliet are joined by Susan Kent, who advises hedge funds and companies on investment opportunities, legal claims and shareholder campaigns. This week they're talking about financial investigations including short selling.

What is short selling? Well, according to Investopedia....
Short selling (also known as “shorting,” “selling short” or “going short”) refers to the sale of a security or financial instrument that the seller has borrowed to make the short sale. The short seller believes that the borrowed security's price will decline, enabling it to be bought back at a lower price for a profit. The difference between the price at which the security was sold short and the price at which it was purchased represents the short seller’s profit (or loss, as the case may be).

Listen in to find out how firms like Schillings use experts like Susan to investigate possible cases of short selling.

For more information about Schillings, click here and to contact the team, email Plainsight@schillingspartners.com.

The Cyberman and the World of Metadata

Schillings — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0100

In this episode Lily Kennett and Juliet Young talk to Schillings' Cyber expert Gurpreet Thathy - or G as he's known to his colleagues - to lift the lid on the world of metadata. Lily and Juliet explore how metadata can assist an investigation and Gurpreet quizzes them on what info is held in images and computer files.

Gurpreet has extensive experience in digital forensic investigations and his experience includes investigations on computers and mobile devices as well as other computer peripherals for law enforcement, government agencies, corporates and HNWIs.

Gurpreet also manages Technical Surveillance and Counter Measures (TSCM) sweeps where he has gone into organisations and looked for any physical evidence of any eavesdropping devices using various equipment and methodologies.

For more information about Schillings, click here and to contact the team, email Plainsight@schillingspartners.com.

The Art Investigator

Schillings — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0100

In episode three of Hidden in Plain Sight, Lily and Juliet talk to Antonia Kimbell from the Art Loss Register, the world’s largest private database of stolen art, antiques and collectables, and explore how databases like that one can help investigations.

They tackle international art theft as well as the challenges involved when trying to establish the provenance of a piece.

For more information about Schillings, click here and to contact the team, email Plainsight@schillingspartners.com.

Remove the Source that Disappoints

Schillings — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:59:33 +0100

In episode two of Hidden in Plain Sight, Lily and Juliet talk us through how to get an investigation underway, why the client might be the best starting point and why it's best to remove the source that disappoints.

They also talk about the value of a good Excel spreadsheet and give their top five tips for starting an investigation.

For more information about Schillings, click here and to contact the team, email Plainsight@schillingspartners.com.

It’s Not Rocket Science

Schillings — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:50:56 +0100

In the very first episode of Hidden in Plain Sight, Lily Kennett and Juliet Young introduce us to the world of legal investigations and why they wanted to start this podcast.

They also explain how they ended up running the investigations team at Schillings and what's coming up in this brand new series.

For more information about Schillings, click here and to contact the team, email Plainsight@schillingspartners.com.