Benjamin EE Kum Chuin
Being recognised in the Forensic Accountants chapter of Who’s Who Legal: Investigations, Benjamin is an experienced forensic accounting investigator, compliance advisor and a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience, of which, seven years have been spent in Beijing.
Benjamin currently leads RSM Singapore’s Litigation Support and Forensics practice. He previously led the forensic practice of a Big 4 accounting firm in Beijing, and has advised clients on a range of matters including fraud investigations, anti-bribery/corruption compliance reviews, third-party/business partner audits and dispute matters.
His work has assisted clients in responding to requests from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Hong Kong and Singapore Stock Exchanges, independent directors, senior management and key stakeholders. The result of the investigations allowed his clients to determine the root causes and in their dealings with the stock exchanges, the media and business partners.
Benjamin’s clients have included both multinationals and mainland Chinese firms in various industries and sectors across new energy, life sciences, chemical, agriculture and manufacturing.
Benjamin is also a regular speaker at conferences in Singapore and China as a subject matter expert, and an appointed forensic accounting expert for Trace Excellence (https://www.tradeexcellence.org/pages/our-team),
a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to empowering individuals, organizations, and academic institutions with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the field of export controls and trade.
EDUCATION
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Fellow Chartered Accountant, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
Financial Forensic Professional, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
August 2020, Fraud Prevention: What We Can Learn From Fighting a Pandemic to Help Combat Fraud (https://www.fticonsulting.com/insights/articles/covid-19-fighting-pandemic-combat fraud)
July 2019, Financial fraud investigations for Independent Directors (https://www.fticonsulting-asia.com/insights/articles/whistleblower-allegations-financial-fraud)
Feb 2016, 2016 PwC Global Economic Crime Survey – mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau Supplement
April 2015, Anti-bribery and corruption update: the pharmaceutical and life science industries
Feb 2014, 2014 PwC Global Economic Crime Survey – Singapore
