Edward Hart

Edward is a Director in Control Risks' Business Intelligence team.

Based in Singapore, he specialises in providing investigative support to clients in contentious situations, including asset tracing, fit-to-sue assessments, and dispute intelligence to support legal strategy across the Asia Pacific region. Edward has successfully led numerous high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional investigations.

Recent projects that Edward has led include:

Investigating an individual suspected of defrauding a UK investor out of approximately GBP 40m. The work required extensive fieldwork across the UAE, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the UK, India, Hong Kong, and the US

Conducting an asset trace in Southeast Asia, which identified a substantial portfolio of shareholdings and property assets held by a Thai high net worth individual engaged in a dispute with a major consumer goods company

Leading a multi-jurisdictional financial fraud investigation into an individual involved in defrauding a UK-based financial institution. This investigation spanned nine countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, the UAE, Italy, Malta, the UK, and the US

Conducting global asset identification and dissipation monitoring, identifying over USD 100m of enforceable assets owned by two high-net-worth individuals with complex financial footprints across Europe, Greater China, and South-East Asia. Following the initial identification, Control Risks continued to monitor for indications that the individuals were attempting to frustrate enforcement as proceedings progressed, allowing for preservation measures to be put in place

Providing arbitration support in Europe and West Africa. Gathering evidence in Russia and Switzerland to support a client in an arbitration case against a former partner suspected of sanctions evasion. Also conducting an on-the-ground investigation in Guinea into breaches of contract related to the usage and storage of cargo

Before his current role, Edward led dispute support work across the EMEA region from London and spent a decade living and working in Greater China, where he managed strategic intelligence, due diligence, and dispute support investigations from Control Risks’ Shanghai office.

Edward is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). He holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and SOAS, University of London.

He is a native English speaker and is fluent in Mandarin.