GRC Announcements

A consulting firm that makes its living in the ethics business has sued one of its rivals for trademark infringement, accusing the second ethics consulting firm of stealing away customers via bogus Google search results. Corpedia filed a lawsuit on Dec. 18 against ethics and legal compliance company LRN, alleging that LRN purchased Corpedia’s federally […]

PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced the establishment of the global Anti-Corruption Centre of Excellence. PwC created the Anti-Corruption Centre of Excellence to help both private- and public-sector clients address the governance and anti-corruption challenges of today and tomorrow. PwC’s Anti-Corruption Centre of Excellence will be led by a team of seasoned anti-corruption specialists, including David Jansen and […]

Archer Technologies, a provider of enterprise governance, risk, and compliance solutions, has announced enhanced solutions for financial institutions and creditors who are struggling to comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s Red Flag Rules for fighting identify theft. The Red Flag Rules require financial institutions and creditors to develop a program for detecting the warning signs […]

Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, announced that it has acquired 10-K Wizard, a SEC EDGAR filing research and alert services provider based in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1999, 10-K Wizard offers full-text searching capabilities for real-time and historical SEC EDGAR filings. Available via a subscription service or custom data feed, 10-K Wizard also […]

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Paisley, an industry-leading software provider of governance, risk, and compliance solutions, based in Plymouth, Minn. Paisley’s Web-based enterprise and SaaS software products enable their customers to automate, manage, and control their internal […]

Softrax Corporation, a provider of enterprise revenue management and billing solutions, announced the release of Softrax Revenue Manager™ 2.0. The new version adds significant features to the only enterprise software application dedicated to managing revenue recognition processes within the corporate ERP infrastructure. Softrax Revenue Manager works in concert with existing Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and other […]

FRSGlobal, the only global provider of risk and regulatory compliance solutions on a unified platform with coverage for over 30 countries, announced that it has been selected by Manulife Bank of Canada in order to meet Canadian Statutory reporting and Canadian Basel II Standardized reporting requirements. FRSGlobal is working with Manulife Bank’s central project management […]

ACL Services, a provider of audit analytic software, has announced a new “Find Money Fast” solution that promises customers quick results. The Find Money Fast solution combines ACL AuditExchange technology, a set of proven analytic tests for revenue recovery, and professional implementation services for the fastest results possible. The ACL AuditExchange managed analytics platform allows […]

A recent survey of Fortune 1000 respondents conducted by GRC management solutions provider, OpenPages, revealed that organizations expect investment in risk-management initiatives will increase in 2009. According to those surveyed, over 90 percent reported that investments in GRC technology will increase or at least remain the same in 2009. In addition, 90 percent of those […]

Agiliance, a provider of IT governance, risk, and compliance software solutions, has announced the availability of its latest product, RiskVisionTM 4.0, to help companies cut compliance costs while improving oversight of risk-management initiatives. Enhancements to the product were specifically designed to address the perfect storm of pressures today’s companies are facing. Such enhancements include: Automation […]