Source Update November 2013: What's Happening with Factiva?
4th November 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Factiva, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Thinking about Installing LinkedIn Intro? Think Carefully!
1st November 2013

Whilst an attractive proposition for many professionals, the new LinkedIn Intro app is not without security risks, finds Sarah Dillingham. Industry commentators are concerned that the app works by routing your emails via LinkedIn's servers. Sarah looks at the potential security risks and why IT departments should be particularly concerned about BYOD and shadow IT users.

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Product review of Eureka.cc & Eureka.cc Analytik: Sources, Content & Coverage
31st October 2013

The second part of Anne Jordan's review of online sources directory Eureka.cc and its media analysis module Analytik covers the sources which range from print titles to newswires, company profiles, biographies, radio and TV, reports and social media & blogs. Although Eureka's strength is in its English and French language sources, coverage has expanded since our last review in 2010, particularly in European language sources and Spanish-language content from Latin America. In Europe Eureka.cc is known as Europresse.com.

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Q&A with LexisNexis: Services Spanning the Entire Due Diligence Spectrum
31st October 2013

LexisNexis Business Information Solutions provides services that help commercial organisations and government agencies to prevent financial crime, achieve regulatory compliance and mitigate business risk. FreePint's interview with Mark Dunn of LexisNexis covers their due diligence services such as Bridger and Lexis Diligence and looks at key topics such as technology innovations that are impacting the compliance market.

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Understanding Politically Exposed Persons & Their Associated Risks: Part 2
31st October 2013

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) specialist Tom Brown identifies five key areas which will help compliance and AML staff to identify who their PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) clients really are and whether the source of their wealth is genuine. He covers topics such as initial and ongoing due diligence procedures, enhanced due diligence checks, the firm's systems and controls, the firm's risk appetite and the level of KYC checks carried out.

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LinkedIn: Making Introductions Even Easier, but at What Cost?
31st October 2013

LinkedIn has been busy over the past year - not only has it made a number of very high profile updates to LinkedIn.com, they've also been busy developing a more engaging and intuitive mobile application. They've now also announced the development of a new download which, when used with an email account and iPhone, enhances users' email and LinkedIn experience. But LinkedIn Intro hasn't gone down well in all quarters.

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DIY Solutions: The Use of Social Media News Aggregation Tools in a Corporate Environment
31st October 2013

With changes happening within the traditional news aggregation product marketplace, organisations are assessing their options. Claire Whayman looks at the potential for the use of social media news aggregation tools in the corporate environment. Three products are examined: Flipboard, Noowit and Xydocuration.com.

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (October 2013)
31st October 2013

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Understanding Politically Exposed Persons & Their Associated Risks: Part 1
30th October 2013

Tom Brown provides guidance on the definition of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) between jurisdictions and looks at how Anti-Money Laundering and compliance specialists can manage the huge risks associated with PEPs as a result of these clients' exposure to wealth, power, information and influence.

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Big Data - We Have the Technology, Now Where are the Skills?
30th October 2013

Recent findings from Gartner that businesses can expect to lose competitive ranking if they fail to get to grips with digital business, and from Wikibon that perhaps half of organisations fail to realise full value from their big data investments, both suggest that shortage of talent rather than of technology is the key factor. Companies such as Demandbase and Google, with their Managed Analytics tool and Analytics Academy respectively, may only be using their offer of skills support to encourage further use of their technology.  But the fact that they feel it necessary to do so may signal a more general recognition that skills are at the heart of the problem.

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