Epiq Systems, a provider of managed technology for the global legal profession, has published a new guide, providing guidance for companies in the UK energy industry about their obligations under the UK Bribery Act. The Bribery Act not only bans corporations from bribing officials of foreign governments to win business, like the Foreign Corrupt Practices […]
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AvePoint Releases Compliance Guardian Online
AvePoint, a software solutions provider, has announced the release of AvePoint Compliance Guardian Online. Compliance Guardian Online, running on Microsoft Azure, helps organizations ensure that web applications, Websites, and cloud platforms offer content and information securely and within organizational guidelines to minimize risk of privacy violations, malicious threats, or unintended data leaks. AvePoint Compliance Guardian […]
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KPMG Acquires BBK
Audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG announced this week that it has acquired a majority of the assets of BBK, a restructuring advisory firm. The transaction will expand KPMG’s integrated transactions and restructuring services to help manufacturers and their suppliers in the automotive and industrial sectors address financial and operational challenges. Founded in 1977 with […]
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Akerman Plans to Launch First Law Firm R&D Council
The convergence of technology and economics has triggered new market demands, providing the legal industry with unprecedented opportunities to reshape how lawyers engage with clients and each other. To embrace the resulting disruption in the industry, law firm Akerman recently revealed plans to launch the first law firm R&D Council, dedicated to creating new offerings […]
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MetricStream Announces Strategic Alliance With LexisNexis
LexisNexis, a global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, and MetricStream, a GRC solutions provider, has announced a strategic alliance to integrate LexisNexis regulatory and legislative intelligence with MetricStream’s cloud-based content portal, GRCIntelligence.com. Subscribers to LexisNexis content through GRCIntelligence.com will now have direct access to adopted regulations across 7,000 agencies and enacted legislation for all 50 […]
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Aviva Selects Wolters Kluwer Audit, Risk & Compliance TeamMate Solution
U.K.-based insurer Aviva has selected Wolters Kluwer’s Audit, Risk & Compliance TeamMate audit management system to help increase the efficiency and productivity of Aviva’s audit management process. Like other complex multinational organizations that have grown rapidly, Aviva was faced with a network of different IT infrastructures and models. Jonathan Chapman, audit director for Aviva, started […]
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Client Win: Commonfund Selects Socialware for Compliance, Marketing Capabilities
Commonfund, an investment manager for institutional investors, has selected Socialware as its social media management solution. Socialware’s capabilities for relationship management and social media marketing will allow Commonfund’s relationship officers to use social media to provide better service to its clients while remaining compliant with its regulatory requirements. Socialware’s solution enables relationship officers to use […]
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Actiance Launches Technology Partner Program
Actiance, a provider of compliance, security, archiving, and e-Discovery for all critical business communications, announced the launch of the new Actiance Technology Partner Program. The Actiance Technology Partner Program allows Actiance partners to extend the reach of their solutions into new markets and to provide joint solutions that address customer’s business and regulatory compliance challenges. […]
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PwC U.S. Launches Performance GRC Practice
PwC U.S. announced last week the launch of its Performance Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) offering that provides organizations with innovative solutions to unite value protection and value creation, and to reduce risk and support growth. With the Performance GRC offering, PwC has consolidated its solutions into a single platform, reconfiguring resources to focus on […]
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SWIFT Launches Compliance Analytics Tool to Help Banks Manage Financial Crime Risk
SWIFT, a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services, this week launched a new business intelligence tool in its compliance services suite designed to help banks monitor and address financial crime risk. Compliance Analytics enables banks to analyze their own SWIFT traffic data to identify anomalies in behavior, unusual patterns or trends […]
