Chrystia Freeland, editor, Thomson Reuters Digital, moderated a session at the recent Global Ethics Summit in New York. The panel, Tone from the Top, a Conversation with Chief Executive Officers, featured Jack Domme, chief executive officer, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), and Jules Kroll, chairman and chief executive officer, Kroll Bond Ratings, Inc. The conversation began …
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Accelus Compliance Manager launched
Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance has launched Accelus Compliance Manager, a single platform for tracking, monitoring and understanding regulatory changes and connecting them to a business’ internal compliance process and workflow. Accelus Compliance Manager connects the five key stages of compliance: understand, evaluate and map regulatory risk; identify, monitor and track regulatory change; define and communicate controls; …
- March 15, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Men more likely to go to court than women
Nearly one in four Americans have been to court either as a plaintiff or defendant in a case. A new survey by FindLaw found that 37% of Americans have spent time in court. However, results also indicate that men are more likely to go to court than women. Forty-four percent of male respondents have been to court, …
- March 15, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
High-profile media outlets cover Findlaw.com divorce study results: March is the new Divorce Month
Some of the more prominent coverage includes articles by MSN, San Francisco Chronicle, Buffalo Business First, KPLU and The Austin Lafferty Blog. January has long been perceived as “Divorce Month.” However, Findlaw.com recently released study results that showed searches for “divorce” and related phrases such as “family law” and “child custody” jumped 50 percent – from December 2010 to January 2011, and continued …
- March 14, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
The 2012 Global Ethics Summit hosted by Ethisphere and Thomson Reuters
by Tim Erblich, executive vice president, Ethisphere Institute Every year companies face new challenges in developing and adopting “best practices” in their ethics and compliance policies as new and important laws are enacted around the world, and as prosecutors enforce formerly dormant laws with increasing regularity From the recent attention the FCPA has received, a …
- March 14, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Cost of compliance growing
Compliance teams are being stretched to the limit as they try to keep up with the growing demands of global regulation, according to a new survey by Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance. The survey of more than 500 compliance professionals at financial services companies around the world found that: – 84 percent of compliance professionals expect …
- March 13, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
WestlawNext and web access added to Thomson Reuters ProView eReader
Thomson Reuters ProView has now added Web browser access in addition to its iPad eReader app. ProView is the leading professional-grade eReader application with advanced features like full-text search and content updating. The latest version of ProView, now available for iPad on the Apple App Store, now allows users in the U.S. to view and verify citations through WestlawNext. eBooks …
- March 8, 2012
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters launches two new CLEAR products
Thomson Reuters has launched two new versions of CLEAR, its powerful public and proprietary records search product suite: CLEAR for Enhanced Due Diligence and CLEAR for Government Fraud. CLEAR for Enhanced Due Diligence is a comprehensive solution for customers in anti-money laundering enhanced due diligence and corporate security markets that brings together key information on …
- March 6, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Building a brand strong enough to compete
Mid-sized law firm marketers tend to face a unique set of opportunities and challenges. However, one aspect of marketing that remains crucial for all law firms, regardless of size, is the ability to effectively define the firm’s brand and message. As legal demand continues to grow, it’s more important than ever for mid-sized firms to …
- March 1, 2012
- Susan Martin
WestlawNext deemed “game-changing” app for law students
The WestlawNext iPad app gives lawyers and law students access to their legal research anytime, anywhere – even offline. The ability to take your research with you, wherever you go, is just one of the reasons why the WestlawNext app for the iPad made it on OnlineCollege.org’s list of the top 25 Game-Changing iPad apps. …
- February 23, 2012
- Susan Martin
