Tagged: Bureau van Dijk

25 Aug, 2019

Episode 105 — Third-Party Risk Management: Interview of Bill Hauserman and Ted Datta, Bureau van Dijk

Listen to Episode 105 HERE. Bill Hauserman and Ted Datta from Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics Company, join us for an interesting discussion on third-party risk management, issues surrounding beneficial ownership, trends in the industry and the importance of validating ownership and data quality. Bill and Ted explain their interesting perspective on third-party risk challenges, regulator expectations and a fascinating view from the global...

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17 May, 2019

Watch Bureau Van Dijk Webinar Replay — “Is Power and Control the New Beneficial Ownership?”

On May 16, 2019, I participated in a live webinar sponsored by Bureau Van Dijk, “Is Power and Control the New Beneficial Ownership?” The panel discussion was interesting and insightful. Ted Datta, Director, Governance, Risk and Compliance Solutions, Bureau van Dijk, Bill Hauserman, Senior Director, Compliance Solutions, Bureau van Dijk, and myself. The replay is available HERE. (Replay begins at 14:00) The discussion covered a...

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19 Nov, 2017

Making the Case for Requiring Beneficial Ownership Information

In this era of aggressive enforcement, global companies have to integrate beneficial ownership requirements when conducting due diligence of business associates and when engaging customers. For most businesses, beneficial ownership is critical in two main legal contexts: sanctions compliance and FCPA risk. Both of these areas present significant risks to any US company conducting business overseas, regardless of what industry. Of course financial institutions face...

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15 Sep, 2017

Michael Volkov Interview with BvD’s Alistair King

I had the good fortune to spend time recently with Bureau van Dijk’s Alistair King for an interview. BvD recently posted the interview Here. BvD is a sponsor of this blog and a terrific compliance partner I have been impressed with BvD’s product offering – key tools in your third-party screening process that offer difficult to find information. BvD specializes in information on private companies,...

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17 Jul, 2017

Important Polling Results from BvD Webinar on Beneficial Ownership

On June 28, 2017, Bureau van Dijk, a sponsor of my blog, conducted a webinar on the importance of beneficial ownership information to corporate compliance functions. The blog posting by Alistair King is here, and the replay of the important webinar is here. I have emphasized in a number of postings the importance of beneficial ownership information to compliance functions. It is not enough to...

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28 Sep, 2016

Free webinar: Unravelling Corporate Structures: Understanding beneficial ownership and introducing new tools for due diligence

Beneficial ownership remains a compliance hot topic. While understanding beneficial ownership of an entity – a corporate or fund – is a key element in many compliance activities, it’s a daunting challenge. Countries vary in the amount of financial data private companies are required to disclose, and disclosure of ownership is not yet mandatory. Join us for a free webinar on October 12 (Register Here) during...

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20 May, 2016

Watch Michael Volkov on Bureau van Dijk Webinar Addressing Third-Party Due Diligence

I was honored to conduct a live, video webinar last week on third party due diligence, focusing on the importance of beneficial ownership. My co-panelists were Bill Hauserman and Ted Datta from Bureau van Dijk. You can watch the webinar and download the slides from the webinar (here). I have been impressed with BvD’s product offering – key tools in your third party screening process...