Joana Rego, Raedas Founding Partner, shares her take: “Asset tracing will become faster, more integrated and more coordinated across jurisdictions. Technology will improve the workflow, and the next shift is likely to come from more agentic models that can break problems down, test hypotheses iteratively and handle more of the investigative process with less manual prompting… But the more important shift may be as much structural as technical: better cross-border coordination, greater judicial familiarity with asset recovery tools, and stronger networks of practitioners who move quickly across legal, investigative and enforcement workstreams. The hardest parts of tracing will remain stubbornly human: interpreting context, testing ownership and control, accessing non-public information, and turning intelligence into recovery.”

Joana recently sat down with Financier Worldwide to discuss this and more as part of the May 2026 edition of the Briefing Room report on Strategies for effective asset tracing.

This fascinating Q&A brings together leading practitioners to examine developments in asset tracing in response to the increasingly complex, cross border disputes. Topics include the use of intelligence-led investigations, adapting approaches across jurisdictions, and how early strategic decisions can materially influence recovery outcomes.

In the full article Joana shares her perspective on the challenges legal team and claimants are facing when tracing international assets and the importance of combining a robust legal strategy with investigative expertise. With nearly two decades of experience in the field, Joana discusses how a targeted and proportional approach to asset tracing is critical to maximising recoveries.

Read the rest of Joana’s thoughts on the ever-changing landscape of asset tracing and the full Financier Worldwide Briefing Room: Strategies for effective asset tracing report here:

Financier Worldwide “Strategies for effective asset tracing” Q&A Report