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Concluding the FreePint Topic Series: Compliance in Context
14th November 2013

The FreePint Topic Series: Compliance in Context concluded with the final article taking a look at how you can keep up to date with regulatory change. The Series includes 46 articles, comprising product reviews; Q&As with leading vendors Alacra, Bureau van Dijk, LexisNexis, Perfect Information and Thomson Reuters; market overviews and specialist in-depth examinations of compliance issues.

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Sixth Annual News Needs & Preferences Survey Tracks Change
13th November 2013

FreePint's Sixth Annual News Needs & Preferences Survey quizzes information managers as to their organisation's needs and preferences around news content. Robin Neidorf introduces the results which provide a data-driven view into the concerns of information managers as they consider significant changes in their organisational approach to news awareness. Trends include increasing importance of the ability to redistribute news content and access to news content on Bring Your Own Devices.

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Compliance Managers Challenged to Keep Abreast of Changing Regulations
12th November 2013

Chris Porter provides an introduction to the drivers for compliance monitoring and the kinds of monitoring options available from do-it-yourself to subscription options and offering varying levels of sophistication and cost. As the pace of regulatory change continues to increase, keeping updated on the changes becomes a progressively more challenging task for those involved in areas such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).

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Future Gazing: Vendors' Next Steps in News Aggregation
11th November 2013

Producer of the FreePint Topic Series: Beyond Aggregation, Andrew Grave, previews the upcoming Q&As with six leading vendors in the news aggregation space: Acquire Media, Attensa, Comintelli, Dow Jones, M-Brain and Northern Light. FreePint will be interviewing the vendors to find out about their development plans and perspectives on the future of news aggregation.

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Newsdesk - From Aggregation to Collaboration
8th November 2013

Penny Crossland looks at the latest release of Newsdesk, the well-known current awareness tool that is turning into a sophisticated workflow and collaboration tool. New search parameters, filters and reporting features have made this a news source that will be welcomed by information professionals and end-users alike.

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Customer Due Diligence Checks: Your First Line of Defence
8th November 2013

Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence expert Neil Marshall explains the importance of Customer Due Diligence checks and how they can be used as a first defence against money laundering. He illustrates how failing to carry out due diligence checks can have ramifications beyond the obvious into areas such as company reputation.

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The Big Three for News: Then and Now
8th November 2013

Thomson Reuters' (TR) NewsRoom used to be one of the Big Three news aggregators, now its news offering has evolved and FreePint finds out more about the company's strategy and plans for its news aggregation suite. Robin Neidorf examines how TR tailors its original professional and general news to a host of audiences, from compliance to financial professionals, legal, pharma, intellectual property, scholarly & scientific research and tax specialists.

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Quizzing Vendors on Compliance Tools & Future Strategies
7th November 2013

Andrew Lucas, the series producer for the FreePint Topic Series: Compliance in Context looks at some of the themes that have emerged from the Q&A sessions conducted with a number of the leading compliance solutions vendors: Alacra, Bureau van Dijk, LexisNexis, Perfect Information and Thomson Reuters. He also highlights some of the latest articles in this series, including the move towards European banking union and a two part series on understanding Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and their associated risks.

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What's Your Budget Priority?
7th November 2013

For many organisations it's budget planning season. Researching, evaluating and selecting which products and technologies to include and deciding when to make the leap to the next generation technology make this a challenging time. FreePint's product reviews, vendor commentary, technology analysis and Communities of Practice help support budget planning and return on investment decisions throughout the year.

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The Complexities of Politically Exposed Persons
1st November 2013

How to know, understand and identify a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), manage the firm's risk expectations and have a better perspective of how the PEP's funds are generated and where they originate is a complex process, littered with pitfalls. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) specialist Tom Brown highlights some of the key challenges for compliance professionals.

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