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Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing Introduces New Business Information Ideal for Anti-Money Laundering and USA Patriot Act Compliance.


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 Electronic Publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs.  (BvDEP), one of the world's leading publishers of electronic information, has recently enhanced coverage on the ORBIS database to include new emerging market company data. The recent increase in coverage can help banks and government institutions thrive in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

In February, BvDEP introduced the new ORBIS database to compliance professionals during the FIBA/CSBS Regulatory and Anti-Money Laundering Conference in Miami, FL. Launched in 2003, ORBIS now contains over 12.5 million private and public companies in 120 countries around the world including Europe, the Middle East and Asia. New content includes business profiles from 770,000 South and Central American companies, 13,000 African companies and 5,000 South African companies This is a list of companies in South Africa. Accounting
  • Cubit Accounting
Airlines
  • Comair
  • Interair South Africa
  • Nationwide Airlines
  • South African Airways
  • South African Express
  • South African Airlink
Banks
. Supplementary intelligence covers M&A deals, news, financials, 12 million ownership and subsidiary links, industry reports and credit ratings. Integral analysis software also enables benchmarking, identification of companies and graphical representation of data.

Thomas Baskind, U.S. Sales Manager at BvDEP New York, stated, "The unprecedented and in-depth company intelligence found in ORBIS can help anyone involved in compliance understand complex business ownership structures, maintain a stricter due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired.  screening process and track companies around the world for their Suspicious Activity Reports. Failure by an institution to take adequate measures to prevent potential money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal.

Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds.
 can result in huge financial penalties as indicated by the 16 million dollar fine levied at Riggs Bank."

ORBIS is available on a 30-day free trial by contacting BvDEP at office@bvdep.com, calling 212-797-3550 or by visiting www.bvdep.com.

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About BvDEP

Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP) (http://www.bvdep.com) is one of the world's leading publishers of electronic business information. The company has 15 offices worldwide. BvDEP is best known for its range of international company information products that combine multiple high quality data sources with flexible software to allow users to manipulate data for research and analysis. Products include AMADEUS, BANKSCOPE and ZEPHYR Zephyr or Zephyrus: see Eos. .

About ORBIS

Launched in 2003, ORBIS now contains financial information on over 12.5 million private and public companies, banks and insurance firms worldwide. Company financials are sourced from government filings and specialized information providers such as Teikoku, Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings

An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris.
, Datamonitor and D&B. The extensive ownership data is gathered by BvDEP researchers and indicates shareholders, subsidiaries and ultimate owner. Over 100 search criteria enable the identification of specific companies that comply with users' criteria.
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