All articles by GRC Announcements – Page 28

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    NAVEX Global Acquires The Network

    2015-08-31T14:30:00Z

    Two big players in GRC software, NAVEX Global and The Network, have announced a merger. The company will still be known as NAVEX, and it will bring together dominance in whistleblower hotlines (The Network) and case management, training, and consulting (NAVEX). It is the first major consolidation in the GRC ...

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    Pegasystems, DLA Piper Collaborate to Helps Banks With Regulations

    2015-08-28T12:45:00Z

    Software firm Pegasystems and global law firm DLA Piper have collaborated to assist Pega in offering new software capabilities enabling financial institutions to reduce the time and costs associated with managing rapidly evolving laws and regulations. More inside.

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    Logentries Launches Free Logging for Docker Community

    2015-08-21T13:00:00Z

    Logentries, a provider of scalable, real-time log management and analytics, announced the launched of a free log management and analytics service available exclusively for the Docker Community. As a Docker Technology Partner, Logentries' newest offering will ease the transition many organizations are facing as they migrate to container environments. More ...

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    PwC Appoints Assurance Diversity Leader

    2015-08-21T13:00:00Z

    Laura Martinez has been appointed assurance (audit) diversity leader at PwC, United States, the firm announced. Martinez has 25 years of experience, primarily with financial services clients and has held a variety of practice leadership roles. More inside.

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    Hearsay Social Launches Social Business Maturity Model

    2015-08-21T12:45:00Z

    Hearsay Social, provider of the Predictive Social Suite for financial advisors and insurance agents, announced the launch of its Social Business Maturity Model to help guide program development and advancement for financial services firms. The Social Business Maturity Model provides a quantitative metric for companies with large distribution teams to ...

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    ACC Launches Information Governance Committee

    2015-08-18T11:30:00Z

    The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), a global legal association representing 40,000 in-house counsel in 90 countries, last week announced the launch of a new practice area committee. The ACC Information Governance Committee will foster engagement and collaboration on corporate legal departments’ role in data protection and collection, discovery procedures ...

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    Accellion Launches Governance Package for Kiteworks

    2015-08-14T14:00:00Z

    Accellion, a provider of private cloud solutions for secure file sharing and collaboration that ensure data security and compliance, recently announced that it has added new security and governance capabilities to its kiteworks secure content platform. Accellion's kiteworks governance package is designed to assist enterprise organizations in demonstrating compliance with ...

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    Grant Thornton Grows Financial Services Advisory Practice

    2015-08-12T09:30:00Z

    Paul Makowski has joined Grant Thornton as a managing director in the firm’s national Financial Services Advisory practice. Most recently, Makowski served as interim chief risk officer for the Mortgage division of BB&T. Details inside.

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    ProcessUnity Enhances Cloud-based Apps for GRC Management

    2015-08-11T14:15:00Z

    ProcessUnity, a provider of cloud-based applications for governance, risk and compliance management, recently announced the unveiling of new features and enhancements across 24 key application areas—all designed to expand data access, eliminate manual processes, and ensure overall program and user effectiveness. Details inside.

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    CAQ Names Senior Director of Professional Practice

    2015-08-10T12:15:00Z

    The Center for Audit Quality has hired Catherine Nance as senior director of Professional Practice. In her new role, Nance will lead the CAQ’s regulatory and public policy initiatives and activities. Details inside.

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    New Executive Director Named for IIA-Canada

    2015-07-24T12:45:00Z

    The Institute of Internal Auditors–Canada, has appointed Shelley Pelkey as IIA–Canada’s executive director. In her new role, Pelkey will oversee services for IIA members in Canada and coordinate programs with 12 Canada IIA chapters. Details inside.

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    LRN Expands Online Library of E&C Education

    2015-07-24T12:00:00Z

    LRN, a provider of ethics and compliance knowledge solutions and advisory services, recently added ten new training courses to its online education library. Details on the new training courses, which feature a variety of topics, lengths and instructional styles, are inside.

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    Deloitte Acquires CIS to Expand Compliance Services for Life Sciences, Healthcare Industries

    2015-07-17T12:45:00Z

    Deloitte this week announced that it has acquired Compliance Implementation Services (CIS), a life sciences compliance consulting firm. CIS will join Deloitte Advisory, a risk and financial advisory practice, as part of its regulatory compliance market offering. Effective immediately, the business will operate as “CIS by Deloitte." Details inside.

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    New Mimecast Services Extend Spear-Phishing Protection

    2015-07-17T12:30:00Z

    Mimecast has announced two new measures designed to protect against spear-phishing. The first measure, Attachment Protect, and user awareness enhancements reduce the threat from malware-laden attachments and help IT teams improve employee security awareness. The second measure, Mimecast Targeted Threat Protection – URL Protect, give customers a comprehensive line of ...

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    Exiger Adds Managing Director

    2015-07-17T10:15:00Z

    EXIGER, a global regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance firm, has appointed Christopher Prather as managing director at EXIGER Advisory, EXIGER’s specialized consulting division, which executes the firm’s monitoring assignments and delivers sustainable governance, risk management and regulatory compliance consulting services to financial institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and ...

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    New Data Analysis Tool for OTC Contracts Launched

    2015-07-10T13:00:00Z

    Deloitte recently announced an alliance with Recommind, an information intelligence provider, to deliver a managed service to investment banks, transforming the way over-the-counter International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) agreements are managed. "Working with Recommind will allow us to improve the way our customers’ OTC Derivatives Contracts are managed, speeding ...

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    ACLA and ACC Unite; Offer Expanded Benefits to Members

    2015-07-07T10:30:00Z

    The Australian Corporate Lawyers Association this month announced a new brand identity, ACC Australia (ACLA), as it officially joins forces with the Association of Corporate Counsel. The alliance expands global benefits and connectivity to members while also retaining local focus and content in programming. Details inside.

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    EY Americas Makes Leadership Changes

    2015-07-06T11:45:00Z

    EY has appointed Michael Inserra as EY Americas vice chair. Anthony Caterino will succeed Inserra as Ernst & Young vice chair and regional managing partner of the Financial Services Organization. Details inside.

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    DTCC Launches New Data Products Offering

    2015-07-06T11:00:00Z

    The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, a post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, last month launched a new centralized data provisioning service, DTCC Data Products. This launch will include the expansion of DTCC’s Exchange Traded Funds and Corporate Actions ISO 20022 data product offerings, to be offered ...

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    BWise Launches SOX Solution for New Public Companies

    2015-07-06T10:45:00Z

    BWise, a Nasdaq company that provides enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (eGRC) solutions, has launched the Nasdaq Sarbanes-Oxley Software Solution in collaboration with Nasdaq's Listings Services business. The offering will provide private companies preparing for their initial public offering with an integrated solution to better support their financial statement ...