Finance services firm Duff & Phelps has formed a new business unit following its recently completed acquisition of Kroll. The Governance, Risk, Investigations and Disputes practice combines Duff & Phelps’ expertise in disputes and investigations with Kroll’s extensive investigations, cyber-security, due diligence, and compliance skills.
GRC Announcements
ABBYY launches Text Analytics for Contracts
ABBYY, a global provider of content intelligence solutions and services, recently announced the launch of ABBYY Text Analytics for Contracts, a managed service that automatically discovers insights from contracts and leases to speed up risk mitigation, obligation analysis, and content migration.
1touch.io launches privacy management solution built for GDPR
Technology startup 1touch.io has launched the first data protection and privacy management and control solution born of the enormous growth of privacy regulation globally.
Standard Bank: Africa’s Fintech culture transforming forex market
Inside, Standard Bank shares its perspective on how Africa’s fintech culture has transformed the continent’s foreign exchange trading landscape, and how the bank is adjusting as well.
Convercent releases GDPR capabilities for Ethics Cloud platform
Convercent, a provider of ethics and compliance software, announced new platform capabilities designed to help global customers achieve compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation requirements via the Convercent Ethics Cloud platform.
TrustArc GDPR Validation helps companies validate GDPR compliance
TrustArc, a data-privacy management company, launched its TrustArc GDPR Validation program. Under this program, upon successful completion of all GDPR remediation items, companies will be presented with a validation report and findings letter outlining their compliance status, which they can present to customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
Citrix Analytics service proactively addresses security threats
New Citrix Analytics Service will provide visibility into company-wide user and entity behavior, system security, performance and operations, and simplify IT infrastructure.
Accellion one-click compliance reports accelerate regulatory audits
Accellion, a private cloud solutions provider, now offers one-click compliance reports designed to significantly streamline how companies demonstrate compliance with regulators.
IBM acquires Armanta
IBM this month announced its acquisition of Armanta, a provider of aggregation and analytics software to financial services firms.
ACA Compliance Group to acquire Cordium
ACA Compliance Group recently announced that it will acquire Cordium. The transaction is expected to close this summer, subject to regulatory approvals.


