GRC Announcements

James Comey, the former deputy U.S. attorney general and current general counsel of Lockheed Martin, has been named chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Litigation Center. The NCLC is the legal wing of the U.S. Chamber, one of the principal business lobbying groups in Washington. Comey also served as U.S. attorney for […]

Portland, Oreg.-based EthicsPoint, a provider of hotline and anti-fraud reporting services, recently announced plans to fund and support research, education, and collaborative programs at the University of Arizona, creating the University of Arizona Foundation. “The economic downturn has underscored that poor ethical leadership can have a negative impact on not only a company’s reputation, but […]

Phoenix-based Corpedia Corp., a specialist in compliance and ethics programs, recently announced its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Risk Assessment solution to help organizations effectively identify, prioritize, and mitigate ethical and legal compliance risks associated with bribery and corruption. The solution uses quantitative and qualitative measures to help determine the depth of a company’s exposure […]

Bowne & Co., Inc., a shareholder and marketing communications firm, announced that it has signed a strategic alliance to offer Bowne ComplianceTrak and Bowne Form SH Generator, two new compliance solutions for hedge funds and other registered investment advisers. Both ComplianceTrak and Form SH Generator are powered by HedgeOp Compliance, a provider of specialized compliance […]

Billerica, Mass-based Trillium Software has announced a new set of strategic business consulting services aimed at cost-effectively helping organizations plan, implement, and maintain critical data governance initiatives. Trillium’s initiatives help customers realize how to plan for—and what they can expect from—their data governance initiatives in terms of value, business benefits, and potential cost-savings. Trillium can […]

Corpedia Corporation, a global provider of ethics and compliance solutions, has announced a partnership with Vistacast, a mobile learning company, which will allow its e-learning courses to be delivered to mobile devices, including iPhones, iPods, iPod Touches, BlackBerrys and more. Corpedia’s course library, which spans hundreds of topics including code of conduct, workplace harassment, FCPA, […]

Management Dynamics, a provider of Global Trade Management solutions, has released its latest application, Trade Agreements 14.5. The new solution helps companies to achieve higher landed cost savings while maintaining compliance with each federal trade agreement’s governing rules of origin. Management Dynamics’ Trade Agreements 14.5 delivers the following capabilities: • Campaign Management: automates the process […]

SAP BusinessObjects has published a thought leadership paper that focuses on why continuous auditing by itself is incomplete and may lack relevance to an entity’s key risks. The paper, “A Look into the Future: The Next Evolution of Internal Audit—Continuous Risk and Control Assurance,” instead reasons that a top-down and risk-based approach should be used […]

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has announced the release of its Disclosure Manager solution to help financial institutions quickly and cost-effectively meet the Federal Reserve Board’s new early mortgage disclosure requirements. The FRB in May finalized its early disclosure rules within Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending Act) that are meant to ensure consumers receive disclosures explaining the cost […]

The Ethisphere Institute is proud to welcome the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics to the Ethisphere Council as an exclusive content partner. The Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics, an independent business ethics center, joins more than 600 corporate leaders from various industries across the world on the Ethisphere Council. “The Ethisphere Council is […]