The BDI Lookout.
On a ship, the lookout keeps watch from the highest point and calls out the hazard before it reaches the hull. That is the purpose of our insights: early warning on fraud, integrity and brand risk, so boards can act before the damage is done.
Articles and thought leadership.
The DPDP Rules are law. The 18-month countdown has started.
Most obligations under India's data-protection regime apply from May 2027. Organisations that start with an inventory of their data now will not be scrambling then.
Counterfeits have moved online. Brand protection has to follow them.
More than half of counterfeit purchases in urban India now happen on online platforms. The field investigator and the online analyst have to work from one record.
UCPMP 2024: building the evidence behind the self-declaration
The executive head signs the declaration. The evidence behind it has to come from testing every rupee spent on healthcare professionals.
Deep dives and whitepapers.
Know who leads: the twelve-dimension standard for senior management due diligence
A deep dive into how boards can test a leader's record, integrity, capability and exposure before an appointment, promotion or investment, and what a rated report should contain.
The Pharma Integrity Dossier 2026: from plant to prescriber
Six areas where fraud and misconduct surface in pharmaceutical companies, the rules they are tested against, and the response a regulator expects to see.
Brand protection across India and the UAE
Two markets, different regulators and one problem: counterfeits that move faster than enforcement. A practical guide for brand owners operating across both.
Client stories, anonymised.
Promoter and leadership diligence before a private equity investment
Could the investor rely on the promoters and senior team it was about to back, and what protection did the deal need?
A senior manager and vendor nexus behind suspected kickbacks
Was a senior manager steering purchases to favoured vendors, and was he gaining from it?
Leadership conduct review after regulatory dawn raids
Which leaders were exposed after the raids, and what would counsel face once proceedings began?
Conversations on integrity, in audio and video.
Investigators, general counsel and compliance leaders on the cases and questions shaping integrity risk.
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