Rising risks in emerging Asian markets: EY

[SINGAPORE] Operating in emerging markets always entails risks, but EY believes that the changing landscape for cross-border disputes, bribery and corruption and cyber-crime is testing companies' traditional compliance and governance models, especially in new markets.

The global professional services firm highlighted six emerging themes this year that corporates investing or operating in emerging Asian markets should look out for.

"Our clients are continually looking for ways to improve their approach to anti-bribery and corruption risk in emerging Asian markets," said Chris Fordham, EY's Asia-Pacific managing partner of Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services. "However, we see related risks gaining traction with multinational and local companies, as well as industry-specific risk issues that will persist into FY2014."