Duff & Phelps, a global valuation and corporate finance adviser, has opened a new office in Madrid, Spain. Javier Zoido, a managing director at the firm, will serve as country leader for the new office. The new office in Madrid serves as a base in the region, from which to expand relationships with both existing […]
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IBM’s Launches Software and Consulting Service to Fight Financial Fraud
IBM has introduced new software and services to help organizations use Big Data and Analytics to address the $3.5 trillion lost each year to fraud and financial crimes. Through sophisticated business expertise and analytics, organizations can take a holistic approach to address the financial losses caused by fraud. As part of this news, IBM launched […]
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Infobelt Releases Orion 2.0 Information Lifecycle Management and Data Archiving Solution
Infobelt, a provider data archiving and governance solutions, has released Version 2.0 of its Orion information lifecycle management (ILM) and data archiving solution. At its core, Orion enables companies to create compressed, encrypted artifacts from both structured and unstructured data. Infobelt’s release of the Orion application helps reduce the risk and cost associated with data […]
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Merrill Offers Clients Custom Version of Rivet Crossfire Disclosure Management Software
Merrill, a global provider of technology-enabled services for the financial, legal, healthcare and other corporate markets, has entered into an agreement that provides Merrill with its own custom and internally managed version of the SEC disclosure management platform Crossfire, developed by Rivet Software. This provides Merrill a SaaS-based financial reporting platform used for SEC reporting […]
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Thomson Reuters Launches Know-Your-Customer Service
Thomson Reuters this week launched a new solution to support financial institutions and their clients to increase efficiency and reduce costs in complying with know-your-customer requirements. Accelus Org ID was developed in partnership with financial institutions, corporations, asset managers, and hedge funds and following discussions with nine regulators from key financial markets around the world. […]
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Thomson Reuters Integrates UltraTax CS Tax Prep Software With AdvanceFlow
Thomson Reuters has announced new integration between its UltraTax CS tax prep software and its AdvanceFlow cloud-based engagement management software. The first-of-its-kind functionality brings integrated, enterprise-level tax prep and audit management capabilities to the cloud. “By integrating UltraTax CS and AdvanceFlow, we’ve built a holistic approach that enables large firms to collaborate across multiple disciplines […]
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Former SEC Commissioner Joins PwC
Troy Paredes, a former Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined PwC U.S. as a senior strategy & policy adviser in the firm’s financial services regulatory practice. He will advise client boards of directors and senior executives with regard to business strategy, governance, risk management, and other areas. Paredes was an SEC Commissioner […]
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Vestar Capital Partners to Acquire Institutional Shareholder Services
Institutional Shareholder Services, a provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial community, this week announced that its parent company, MSCI, has entered into a definitive agreement with Vestar Capital Partners to acquire ISS for $364 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. ISS will […]
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Software AG Unveils Its Latest Market Surveillance Solution
Software AG has unveiled the latest addition to its Apama market surveillance solution with alerts to identify FX (Foreign Exchange) market manipulation and benchmark fixing. Developed in partnership with tier one banks, these new alerts provide compliance and market monitoring personnel with in-depth monitoring of FX trading to identify benchmark fixing, cross liquidity-venue manipulation, and […]
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New Information Security Policy Templates Now Available
Companies now have a solution at their fingertips where they can immediately access information security policy templates, with examples and samples of IT policies, at myinformationsecuritypolicy.com Written by regulatory compliance and cyber-security experts, the customize manual contains dozens of policies, procedures, forms, checklists, templates, essential provisioning and hardening documents, and much more. More information may […]
