MORE ABOUT RISKRADAR
WHO WE ARE
Under the leadership of Ronél Rust, a skilled forensic legal specialist, attorney, and corporate fraud risk advisor with over 30 years of experience, RiskRadar offers customised, high-impact solutions supported by a profound understanding of global compliance frameworks, financial crime investigations, and best practices in corporate governance.
Meet Our Founder
Ronél Rust is an attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a member of the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners. She possesses extensive experience in litigation, forensic investigations, and corporate risk management.
She has collaborated with multinational corporations, law enforcement, and government bodies to devise strategies for combating fraud and corruption.
Her career highlights include:
- Litigation Experience: Extensive experience in both criminal and civil court litigation. Her civil litigation experience includes litigation related to banking, insurance law, construction law and medical law.
- Leadership Role: Eighteen years as a senior manager at major consulting firms, leading complex forensic investigations, fraud risk management, and compliance projects.
- Data Privacy Investigations: Conducted inquiries into data privacy breaches at private and public entities.
- Financial Irregularities: Assisted financial institutions in identifying irregularities linked to state capture, including instances of money laundering.
- Local Government Oversight: Investigated local government compliance with municipal legal frameworks, specifically concerning irregular expenditure and investments related to the VBS Bank collapse.
- Sanctions Violations: Conducted investigations into breaches of sanctions by a large multinational bank.
- Corporate Corruption: Investigated corruption associated with a multinational merger, focusing on fraudulent inflation of EBITDA.
- Specialised Training: Provided targeted training for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, the South African Department of Correctional Services and various other private and public entities.
- Academic Engagements: Served as a guest speaker at the University of Pretoria and the University of Cape Town.
- Awards: Recognised as the Regional Court Prosecutor of the Year for outstanding prosecutorial work.
Why Choose RiskRadar?
- Three Decades of Experience – Built on over 30 years of legal and forensic expertise, providing clients with seasoned, real-world insights.
- Regulatory and Global Risk Awareness – Extensive knowledge of international compliance frameworks, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, United Kingdom Anti-Bribery Act, and South African Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act and the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
- A Track Record of Impact – Extensive experience advising corporate boards, training law enforcement, and conducting large-scale forensic investigations.
- Agility and Confidentiality – A discreet, highly responsive team that mobilizes quickly to provide cost-effective, fit-for-purpose solutions.
Who We Work With
RiskRadar partners with clients across high-risk industries and regulatory environments, including:
- Multinational Corporations – Ensuring compliance with global anti-corruption and governance regulations.
- Financial Institutions – Investigating fraud, money laundering, and suspicious transactions.
- Government and Law Enforcement – Training agencies and conducting forensic investigations into corporate misconduct.
- Legal and Compliance Teams – Supporting in-house risk management functions with independent investigations and expert witness reports.
Conclusion
Whether you’re facing regulatory pressure, corporate fraud concerns and workplace irregularities, or governance challenges, RiskRadar Consulting and Training is here to help. Let’s work together to strengthen your risk management framework and protect your business.