Investigative Services

Asset Tracking.

Professional investigative support for attorneys, businesses, insurers and other authorised clients who need to identify, locate or verify information concerning relevant assets for a legitimate legal, commercial, insurance or investigative purpose.

Asset Enquiries • Investigative Verification

Developing Reliable Information About Relevant Assets.

Asset tracking is an investigative process used to develop and verify information concerning assets connected to a legitimate matter. Depending on the circumstances, the work may involve identifying possible assets, examining ownership or control information, developing location leads, and distinguishing verified findings from unconfirmed information. Asset investigation does not itself determine legal ownership, entitlement, recoverability or enforcement rights.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

Establishing What May Be Relevant

Available information can be examined to identify assets or asset-related leads that may be material to the authorised investigation.

02 / VERIFICATION

Testing Ownership, Control and Location Leads

Where appropriate, information is cross-checked to distinguish historical, possible and verified findings and to avoid overstating what the investigation actually establishes.

Investigative Enquiries Focused on Relevant Asset Information.

The appropriate scope depends on the type of asset, the legitimate purpose of the enquiry, the identifying information available and the sources or investigative methods that can lawfully be used.

01

Asset Identification

Enquiries designed to develop information about assets potentially relevant to the authorised matter.

02

Ownership & Control Enquiries

Appropriate investigation of information that may assist in understanding who appears to own, control or be connected to an identified asset.

03

Vehicle & Movable-Asset Enquiries

Investigative work concerning relevant vehicles or other identifiable movable assets where sufficient information and a legitimate purpose exist.

04

Property-Related Enquiries

Appropriate research concerning relevant property information where it forms part of the agreed investigative scope.

05

Business & Corporate Connections

Research into relevant business relationships or corporate connections where they may assist with understanding an asset trail.

06

Location Lead Development

Developing information that may assist in establishing the current or recent location of an identified asset.

07

Field Verification

Where appropriate, field enquiries may assist in assessing whether developed information corresponds with observable circumstances.

08

Supporting Due Diligence

Asset-related enquiries can form part of broader legal, corporate, insurance or investigative due diligence.

09

Asset Investigation Reporting

Findings are organised to distinguish relevant information developed, verification achieved and material limitations.

Matters Requiring Independent Asset Enquiries.

01

A legal matter requires information about relevant assets.

Attorneys or authorised clients may require investigative assistance in developing asset information connected to a dispute or proceeding.

02

An identified asset needs to be located.

Existing information may establish that an asset exists without reliably showing its current whereabouts.

03

Ownership or control information requires clarification.

Available records or representations may require additional investigation before they can be relied upon.

04

A business requires asset-related due diligence.

Commercial decisions or investigations may require additional information concerning assets connected to a person or entity.

05

An insurance investigation involves relevant property or assets.

Asset enquiries may support an authorised claim investigation where ownership, existence, location or related circumstances require verification.

06

A broader investigation reveals asset-related leads.

Asset tracking may become one component of a private, corporate or legal investigation when relevant information emerges.

From Known Information to Verified Asset Findings.

01

Purpose & Scope

We establish the legitimate purpose, the assets or persons of interest and the specific questions the investigation is intended to address.

02

Information Review

Known identifiers, records, addresses, business information and other relevant starting material are assessed.

03

Asset Enquiries

Appropriate research and investigative enquiries are conducted to develop relevant asset, ownership, control or location information.

04

Cross-Check & Verification

Developed information is compared and, where appropriate, further enquiries are undertaken to assess reliability and currency.

05

Findings & Report

The client receives the relevant findings in the agreed format, including material limitations and unresolved issues where appropriate.

Asset Investigation for Authorised Professional Needs.

Attorneys & Law Firms

Asset-related investigative support connected to legitimate disputes, proceedings or other legal matters.

Businesses & Organisations

Appropriate asset enquiries supporting commercial due diligence, disputes or internal investigations.

Insurance Professionals

Verification of relevant asset information within properly authorised insurance investigations.

Corporate Investigative Clients

Asset tracking as part of broader investigations involving persons, entities or commercial relationships.

Private Clients

Asset enquiries may be considered where a legitimate legal or investigative purpose exists and the proposed scope is appropriate.

Professional Advisers

Investigative support for authorised professionals requiring relevant asset information for a client matter.

Information That Helps Us Define the Search.

Accurate identifiers and a clear explanation of the matter help focus the investigation and reduce the risk of associating an asset with the wrong person or entity.

Useful Initial Information

  • The legitimate purpose of the asset enquiry.
  • Full names and identifying details of relevant persons or entities.
  • Known asset descriptions, registration details or other identifiers.
  • Known addresses, locations or business connections.
  • Existing documents or records relevant to the asset.
  • Known ownership or control information requiring verification.
  • Important dates or deadlines affecting the investigation.

Distinguish Investigation From Enforcement

Locating or identifying an asset does not by itself establish a client's legal right to seize, recover, restrain, transfer or otherwise deal with it. Appropriate legal advice and lawful authority may be required for any enforcement action.

Asset Findings With Clear Evidential Limits.

Asset Investigation Report

A structured account of the enquiries conducted and relevant findings developed during the assignment.

Asset & Location Information

Relevant information concerning identified assets and, where established, current or recent location leads.

Ownership or Connection Findings

Relevant information developed concerning apparent ownership, control or connections, subject to the limitations of the available sources.

Supporting Material & Limitations

Appropriate supporting information and material limitations are identified so unverified leads are not presented as established facts.

Finding an Asset Is Not the Same as a Right to It.

Six Paths provides investigative fact-finding. Asset information does not by itself establish legal ownership, beneficial entitlement, liability, recoverability or a right to seize or interfere with property.

Asset-tracking assignments must have a legitimate purpose and use lawful investigative methods. Six Paths will not undertake requests intended to facilitate theft, harassment, unlawful interference with property or evasion of legal safeguards.

Before Requesting Asset Tracking.

Asset tracking is investigative work aimed at developing and verifying information concerning relevant assets, their apparent connections or their location for a legitimate purpose.

No. Results depend on the information available, the type of asset and what can reasonably and lawfully be established.

We can investigate relevant ownership or connection information, but final legal ownership or beneficial entitlement may require legal interpretation or formal records beyond the investigator's role.

Yes, appropriately scoped asset enquiries can support legitimate legal investigations and disputes where asset information is relevant.

Relevant vehicle, movable-asset and property-related enquiries may be considered where sufficient information and a legitimate investigative purpose exist.

Asset location does not itself create authority to seize or interfere with property. Any recovery or enforcement action must have the necessary lawful basis and is separate from investigative fact-finding.

Timing varies with the scope, asset type, quality of identifiers, complexity of the connections being examined and whether additional verification is required.

Provide the legitimate purpose, names of relevant persons or entities, known asset details, addresses, identifiers, documents and any information already connecting the asset to the matter.

Need to Identify or Locate Relevant Assets?

Tell Six Paths what is known, what needs to be established and why the asset information is relevant. We can assess the investigative requirement, define an appropriate scope and explain the next step.