Refinitiv has acquired The Red Flag Group and in doing so has expanded its suite of due diligence offerings. The Red Flag Group is a provider of due diligence and…
Refinitiv Expands Due Diligence Offerings with Acquisition of The Red Flag Group
New Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index Ranks Key Areas of Risk
The Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index (LRMI), developed by the Center for Supply Chain Research at Lehigh University and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, has recently…
We Need To Talk About Deepfakes
The growing war on authenticity, which includes fake news and production of counterfeit goods, now extends to include deepfakes. Originating from a Reddit account, the term deepfake refers to the…
Waffle House Index Indicating Red
Waffle House has indicated on a recent Facebook post that its well-known disaster recovery index is indicating red due to shutdowns amidst the Coronavirus outbreak. There are, as of this…
2020 U.S. Chamber International IP Index Report: “IP Protections Show Innovators That Their Investments Are Valuable”
Innovation and IP (Intellectual Property) rights go hand-and-hand and this is evident as one reads the recent report released by the Global Innovation Policy Center entitled Art of the Possible:…
The World Economic Forum Creates the Global Social Mobility Index
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has created the new Global Social Mobility Index, which measures social mobility and assesses the state of social mobility worldwide. According to the announcement, the…
Moody’s Acquisition of RDC Strengthens BvD’s Compliance Solutions
Moody’s Corporation has agreed to acquire anti-money laundering and know-your-customer data and due diligence services provider Regulatory DataCorp (RDC). The $700 million deal was announced on January 23 and according…
IBM’s New Weather Forecasting System Provides Precise Data To All Global Locations
IBM has launched its Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System (IBM GRAF) that allows all global regions access to precise and timely weather forecasts. IBM GRAF, developed by IBM’s The Weather…
Bureau van Dijk’s Risk Platform is Upgraded to be More Scalable, Faster, and Modular
It was announced that Bureau van Dijk’s Compliance Catalyst 2 will be available November 1. It is a complete rebuild of BvD’s risk platform, Compliance Catalyst, which is powered by…
Capacity to Combat Corruption Index Launched
Americas Society/Council of the Americas and Control Risks recently announced the launch of the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index. This new resource assesses Latin American countries’ capacity to uncover,…