Cynthia O’Murchu
Cynthia O’Murchu is an investigative reporter at the Financial Times focusing on financial wrongdoing and corporate fraud. Her work focuses on unravelling complex financial money flows, often using public records and open source methods. She was part of the team that won politics and the investigation awards at the British Journalism Awards, as well as the Paul Foot award for reporting on Greensill Capital and served as a producer on two Wincott nominated documentary films. She was previously deputy editor of the FT’s interactive team, where she specialized in multi-media and using data to find stories.
Summer Conference Event
— Case study
Financial Shenanigans Hiding in Plain Sight
Financial shenanigans are often hiding in plain sight. But where and how should you look? In this session we will review a series of case studies - such as Greensill Capital, NMC Health and others - showing practical examples of how public records and open source investigation tools have proved to be the keys to uncovering corporate wrongdoing.
Summer Conference Event
— Workshop
Follow the Money: Financial Investigations
The session will teach you ways to investigate an individual or company’s finances. It will take you on a virtual trip around the world to show how to access public records in offshore jurisdictions and the stories they can yield.
