Short, practical pieces on financial governance, fraud control and board effectiveness. No theory that a board cannot use in its next meeting.
An inspection is not a search for problems, it is a request for evidence, and most institutions fail it slowly.
2 October 2026 · 4 minute read
Published fortnightly. Everything here is drawn from engagements with named institutions, written so a board member can act on it the same week.
You do not need to read every line. You need the five numbers that tell you whether the institution is sound.
24 September 2026 · 4 minute read
It is the lowest scoring dimension whenever I run the scorecard with a board, and it produces the most vivid silence in the room.
15 September 2026 · 4 minute read
The practical version of the scorecard, for boards that have not taken it yet. Each check ends in something you either have or you do not.
8 September 2026 · 5 minute read
Fictitious borrowers, loan diversion, teller fraud and mobile money. The schemes, the red flags and the controls that hold.
1 September 2026 · 5 minute read
One piece a fortnight, plus the occasional diagnostic. Nothing else, and no forwarding.