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Boris’s Answer
Interested in investigating fraud..?
I'm a recent college graduate and I have a classmate who's currently working as an anti-money laundering analyst at a retail bank. Money laundering is the process of making illegally-gained proceeds appear legal. Analysts help prevent and detect such transactions from occurring and provide solutions to complex problems. Although this career isn't on the financial management side of the banking industry I think it could appeal to your interests as it appears to involve a lot of investigative thinking and research. Here are a couple links to give you a little more info about the profession, check them out:
http://news.efinancialcareers.com/us-en/113200/anti-money-laundering-jobs-on-the-rise-in-nyc-and-beyond/
http://amlsource.com/what-is-aml.php
Hope this helps!
Anuj’s Answer
You get to act like a detective, using data and law instead of a badge and a gun. Here are the best paths to get there based on your interests:
1. The Corporate Detective: Risk and Compliance Investigator
Instead of hunting criminals on the streets, these professionals hunt systemic flaws, unethical behavior, and regulatory breaches within a company
2. The Financial Investigator: Corporate Fraud Examiner
If you like the idea of tracking down white-collar crime, asset theft, or corporate embezzlement, this is the premier route.
3. The Rules Enforcer: Chief Compliance Officer (The Long Game)
Every major tech, banking, and medical firm has a massive network of local and international laws they must follow.
Ann Marie’s Answer
Criminal law or investigations will be a career that can develop into investigations in various industries that can include computer security, bank investigations and forensics.