PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/107323.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 World-Check Reports 25% Client Growth Over Past 10 Months http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2599954.htm World-Check today announced a further period of client growth since August 2008, adding over 800 new clients. 2009 has seen the company deliver a strong return on significant re-investments in operations over the past two years. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2599954.htm World-Check to Present AML and CFT Seminars in Monaco, Frankfurt and Berlin http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2545884.htm Since launching its Anti Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism seminars in 2006, World-Check has held over 50 events in cities across the globe. Hosted by subject specialists, these upcoming seminars will present compliance and enforcement professionals with insights on emerging money laundering threats and trends in terrorism financing in their region. (PRWeb Jun 17, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2545884.htm World-Check Appoints Compliance Expert as Head of Business Development, Europe http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2499054.htm Former Head of Terrorism Financing Prevention for the Credit Suisse Group, Mr. Damien Martinez has joined World-Check as Head of Enhanced Due Diligence Business Development for Central-Western and Eastern Europe. (PRWeb Jun 4, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2499054.htm World-Check Organised Crime Coverage Years Ahead of OFAC Designations http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2395304.htm World-Check's coverage of three recently designated cartels, their interlinked networks and related entities has proven to be comprehensive and effective in keeping clients ahead of the financial, regulatory and reputation risks these groups pose to businesses operating worldwide. (PRWeb May 6, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2395304.htm World-Check Appoints new Head of Research http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2302114.htm Mr. Pienaar joins World-Check from the Sanlam Life Group where, over a nine year period, he was most recently Head of Forensic Investigations and Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer. (PRWeb Apr 6, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2302114.htm World-Check Eight Years Ahead of OFAC Sanctions Against FDLR leadership in DRC http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2225304.htm The FDLR was first profiled on the World-Check risk intelligence database in April 2005, for reportedly creating instability in the eastern DRC, and for its activities which are considered to pose a serious threat to human security, economic development and political stability in the entire Great Lakes region. Five reported leaders of the group recently designated by OFAC were all previously profiled on the World-Check database between 2001 and 2008. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2225304.htm RHB Banking Group Selects World-Check to Strengthen its Internal 'Know Your Customer' Processes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1927304.htm The RHB Banking Group, one of Malaysia's largest integrated financial establishments today announced that it has chosen World-Check as its risk intelligence provider. RHB is the first local banking group to use this system in Malaysia. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1927304.htm Shinhan Bank Chooses World-Check for Efficient Identity Verification http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1844194.htm Shinhan Bank (신한은행), one of the largest banking groups in Korea, has chosen World-Check's risk intelligence service to enhance its internal AML, CFT and KYC processes. (PRWeb Jan 9, 2009)

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]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1844194.htm UN Sanctioned Charity Profiled on World-Check Since 2001 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1834854.htm Global risk intelligence provider, World-Check, continues to profile heightened risk charity groups in line with FATF's 40 + 9 recommendations for countering the financing of terrorism. (PRWeb Jan 7, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1834854.htm Dragon Capital Group Selects World-Check for Enhanced Risk Management http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1775404.htm Dragon Capital Group, an investment house in Vietnam, has chosen World-Check for KYC and Due Diligence compliance. (PRWeb Dec 19, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1775404.htm World-Check Profiles IJU Operatives More Than a Year Ahead of OFAC Designations http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1733334.htm World-Check's specialist Terrorism and Insurgency Research Unit (TIRU) profiled individuals who were recently sanctioned by the US treasury, more than one year before the sanctions were issued. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1733334.htm World-Check Profiles key al-Shabaab Operatives Years Ahead of OFAC http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1677964.htm World-Check's specialist Terrorism and Insurgency Research Unit (TIRU) profiled these individuals up to two years before OFAC sanctions were issued. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1677964.htm World-Check to Present Anti Money Laundering Power Breakfast in New York http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1422664.htm World-Check will be hosting a Power Breakfast Seminar in New York on the 16th of October. The Event will feature Kenneth Rijock, former money launderer and banking lawyer, turned financial crime consultant. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1422664.htm World-Check to Present AML Seminars in Geneva, Zurich, Vienna, Paris and Rome http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1357814.htm World-Check will present expert seminars on emerging Money Laundering threats for 2009 to the financial communities in Geneva, Zurich, Vienna, Paris and Rome in September. (PRWeb Sep 19, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1357814.htm World-Check Launches Holistic Country Risk Management Tool http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1302314.htm World-Check, leading provider of risk intelligence to the regulated industries, will launch an innovative country risk management product in London on the 10th of September at the Royal Society, academy of science. (PRWeb Sep 8, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1302314.htm World-Check Reports Accelerated Client Growth, Adding Over 200 Institutions to its Client Base in the Past Three Months http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1250134.htm Leading provider of intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities has reported continued steady client growth since May 2008, building its client base to over 3000 client institutions. (PRWeb Aug 26, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1250134.htm Lloyd's Corporation Selects World-Check to Meet Compliance Requirements http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1156264.htm Lloyd's Corporation has chosen the World-Check database to meet it's risk mitigation needs. (PRWeb Jul 30, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1156264.htm Senior Banker Joins World-Check http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1103904.htm Mr. Udo Witte's move to World-Check follows a successful banking career spanning thirty six years with Westdeutsche Landesbank, later WestLB. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1103904.htm World-Check Establishes Specialist Research Unit Dedicated to Organised Crime http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1088614.htm World-Check has identified the need for a unit dedicated solely to identifying and mapping the structures of organised crime networks, their areas of operations and activities, and the individuals and entities who make up their structures. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1088614.htm David Leppan, World-Check Founder and CEO, Releases Discussion Paper on the Way Forward With PEP Policies http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1042314.htm Outlined in this paper Mr. Leppan shares his ideas and comments on the lack of a precise Politically Exposed Person definition, the root of several issues relating to the compliance industry. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1042314.htm Recent OFAC Designations: World-Check Ahead Again http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1009824.htm World-Check alerts clients to the financial, regulatory and reputational risks posed by designated individuals up to six years ahead of official sanctioning bodies. (PRWeb Jun 11, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1009824.htm World-Check Launches Industry Voices - An Opinion Maker's Platform for Sharing Expertise on Combating Financial Crime http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb991174.htm World-Check launches a platform for a collection of articles and critical papers which will discuss common issues and challenges faced by the compliance community. (PRWeb Jun 3, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb991174.htm Kenneth Rijock World-Tour Comes to New York http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb990744.htm Financial crime consultant, Kenneth Rijock will be presenting "A Former Money Launderer tells how it's done" and "Emerging fraud and money laundering threats in 2008" in New York on the 16th of June. (PRWeb Jun 2, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb990744.htm World-Check Alerts European Financial Community to Emerging Threat from Latin America http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb950134.htm Will Europe's bankers be sitting in the Dock in Caracas for Money Laundering? (PRWeb May 16, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb950134.htm Habubank Chooses World-Check to Enhance its Compliance Processes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946754.htm Habubank of Vietnam chooses World-Check to help address regulatory and business requirements. (PRWeb May 15, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946754.htm Latvian Regulator Chooses World-Check for Enhanced Oversight http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb935204.htm The Financial and Capital Market Commission of Latvia (FKTK) will employ the World-Check database in its supervision of the internal control procedures of the markets. (PRWeb May 14, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb935204.htm World-Check Reports Phenomenal Client Growth in First Quarter of 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb935694.htm World-Check reports 12% client growth in past four months. (PRWeb May 12, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb935694.htm World-Check's Terrorism Content Continues to Overshadow Official Sanctions Lists http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb929024.htm World-Check's consitently improving body of terrorism intelligence provides critical decision support to clients interested in mitigating risk and suffocating terrorist funding. (PRWeb May 8, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb929024.htm World-Check Releases Second Edition of Widely Acclaimed PEP White Paper http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb886014.htm A must read for all industry professionals who wish to stay abreast of the Politically Exposed Person debate, the paper is recommended for compliance officers, regulators and law enforcement agencies worldwide. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb886014.htm Islamist Terrorist Group Profiled on World-Check Since 2003, Almost 5 Years Ahead of OFAC Designation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb836374.htm World-Check's researchers warned users of financial risk posed by Harakat Ul-Jihad-Islami/Bangladesh almost five years ahead of OFAC sanctions (PRWeb Apr 9, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb836374.htm World-Check Appoints General Counsel http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb816484.htm Mr. Jonathan Beak has been appointed as General Counsel to World-Check, the leading global provider of open-source risk intelligence. (PRWeb Apr 2, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb816484.htm Key Financial Operatives of the Burmese Regime Designated by OFAC - on World-Check Since 2003 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb733144.htm World-Check's researchers had already profiled four of the nine newly designated individuals and entities as "Heightened risk" as far back as 2003. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb733144.htm World-Check Profiles Newly Designated Syrian businessman, More than Three Years Ahead of OFAC http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb720994.htm World-Check's team of researchers identified and profiled heightened risk individual almost four years ahead of OFAC designation. (PRWeb Feb 27, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb720994.htm World-Check Profiles Alleged Colombian Drug Lord, Associates and Business Entities Up to Four Years Ahead of OFAC Sanctions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb701943.htm World-Check has once again kept clients ahead of financial, regulatory and reputation risk by identifying not only this heightened risk individual years before he was officially sanctioned, but also by revealing his relationship networks and business entities, where the real risk often lies. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb701943.htm World-Check Six Years Ahead of Latest OFAC Zimbabwean Sanctions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb674803.htm World-Check was once again ahead of the sanctioning body as three of the four recently designated individuals had already been profiled by our researchers in early 2002. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb674803.htm Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Risk Specialist Joins World-Check's Asian Operation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb671683.htm Steve Farrer has joined World-Check as a Senior Consultant for business development and will liaise with regulators and government agencies in the region. He has more than 18 years experience in fraud risk management and anti-money laundering (AML) gained throughout Asia and the Pacific regions. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb671683.htm Landmark 2,500th Client Signs Up to Leading Open Source Intelligence Database http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb640851.htm Founded in late 2000, World-Check was originally created to address the Swiss financial industry's Know Your Customer (KYC) and risk-reduction requirements. Today, World-Check's database is relied upon by more than 2500 clients in 153 countries. (PRWeb Jan 23, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb640851.htm World-Check Profiles 5 of 6 Recent OFAC Narcotics Kingpin Designates Seven Months Ahead of Sanctions Body http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb633871.htm World-Check warns clients of the risks posed by suspected financial operators for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) months before they were officially sanctioned. (PRWeb Jan 21, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb633871.htm OFAC Creates New IRAQ3 Code in Sanctions List: 4 of 5 New Designates Profiled on World-Check Up to 2 Years Ahead http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb618391.htm World-Check is proud to announce that its team of researchers had already identified and profiled 4 of 5 newly designated high risk individuals and entities, two years before OFAC. (PRWeb Jan 14, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb618391.htm World-Check appoints Chief Information Officer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573779.htm World-Check, the leading provider of structured risk intelligence, today announced the appointment of Carl Ricketts to the position of Chief Information Officer. He will assume responsibility for all areas of World-Check's technological and operational IT practises. (PRWeb Dec 5, 2007)

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