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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Product Review of Eureka.cc & Eureka.cc Analytik: Introduction, Value and FreePint's View
30th October 2013

In the first part of her review of online sources directory Eureka.cc and media analysis module Eureka.cc Analytik, Anne Jordan gives an overview of the company and products, along with the value that they can offer their users - predominantly communications and public relations specialists along with marketing professionals and corporate library/information centres. In Europe Eureka.cc is known as Europresse.com.

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Build a Solid Business Case for Your Knowledge Programme
28th October 2013

All knowledge management programmes require buy in from senior stakeholders. Building and documenting a strong business case provides a good foundation to obtain investment. This article looks at five critical elements of your business case, from aiming to reduce costs or increase revenue to quantifying investment requirements.

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The Cloud - Too Important to be Left to IT
28th October 2013

Many challenges remain before cloud computing can bring real benefits to the enterprise - ranging from risk of data loss (according to Kroll Ontrack) to unanticipated costs (says a Forbes Insights report). Some of these risks might be mitigated by the new BSI and Cloud Security Alliance STAR Certification programme of cloud service providers - but Gartner believes that companies will also need to focus less on the technology and more on tactical solutions to business problems. To do this, it suggests, they could start with simple projects that have buy-in from all parties but are incubated away from the information technology department.

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