GRC Announcements

LinkedFA, a social networking site for financial professionals and investors, has launched an exclusive advisory panel to provide expert guidance for future growth and development. Members of the advisory panel span a diverse range of firm sizes and experience. All have been hand-selected and recognized as top producers in their field.  Input and guidance from […]

Nextpoint, a provider of cloud-based regulatory, compliance and litigation products, announced the release of a public application programming interface (API) into its web and social media archiving service, Cloud Preservation. Delivering new tools to allow for real-time archival of individual pages, Cloud Preservation’s API provides highly customized control over preservation of any web source. The […]

CloudLock, a cloud data security solutions provider for organizations using Google Apps, has announced the availability of its latest Google Apps security application, CloudLock Vault. CloudLock’s new CloudLock Vault application adds centralized data retention policy management by offering a secure storage area in Google Docs where files cannot be deleted or modified. Users create or […]

easy2comply, a GRC software solution leader, has released a new software version with a continuous controls monitoring (CCM) feature for automatically managing controls. Main highlights of CCM capabilities include monitoring of transactions; automated routine testing; detection of inconsistencies that may trace to fraud, abuse or costly errors; and compliance with a variety of regulations or […]

Socialware, a social business management solutions provider for financial services, has announced the availability of Voices, a social engagement software solution for financial services marketing and sales channels. Voices allows users to distribute valuable business content via social networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and measure the impact social engagement has on the business. […]

Nextpoint, a provider of cloud-based regulatory, compliance, and litigation products, has enhanced functionality to Cloud Preservation, the company’s web and social media archiving service. Effective this month, Cloud Preservation now immediately captures all data posted to Twitter in real time. This functionality forensically preserves all posted data, including externally linked pages within Tweets, regardless of […]

With the release of the new Accounting Standard Update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ARCSys created the ACL (Allowance for Credit Loss) Calculator. This proprietary software is designed to minimize and simplify the workload required to adhere to the new regulations regarding FAS 5 and FAS 114, all while maintaining ongoing compliance with […]

Iron Mountain, a Boston, MA-based information management company, has announced a significant restructuring of its business with the aim of enhancing stockholder value. By executing on its comprehensive strategic plan, Iron Mountain will be able to drive higher returns on invested capital (ROIC) and increase the return of capital to stockholders through continuing to invest […]

Manpower, a workforce solutions company, announced that it is changing its name to ManpowerGroup. That means three of its brands, including Jefferson Wells—a provider of risk advisory, tax and finance and accounting solutions—will be known as “Experis.” Doing more with less has become the reality, and, for employers, business growth will now come from having […]

Compliance automation tools developer, R.I.S.C. Associates, announces the release of Enterprise Program Manager (EPM), a dashboard-driven compliance and program management tool that transcends departmental silos and provides visibility into all assessments, audits, reviews and tests throughout the enterprise. Most companies rely upon multiple spreadsheets, monthly meetings, or emails to get up to speed on what’s […]