IPC Holdings, Ltd.announced that Glass Lewis & Co. and PROXY Governance Inc., two of the nation’s leading proxy advisory firms, have each recommended that IPC shareholders vote the white proxy card for all the proposals associated with IPC’s proposed amalgamation with Max Capital Group Ltd (NASDAQ: MXGL; BSX: MXGL BH).
In its June 1, 2009 report [...]

Trillium Software®, a business of Harte-Hanks, Inc. and a leading enabler of Total Data Quality(TM) solutions, today delivered its Data Intelligence & Governance (DIG)(TM) solution specifically for the financial services and insurance industries and compliance market. The solution is a combination of powerful data analysis, data quality and reporting software technology — based on [...]

CA, Inc. announced today it has teamed with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP to deliver a joint governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solution to help companies improve operational efficiencies and better manage their risk and compliance initiatives. Together, PwC and CA can deliver an enterprise GRC solution to help reduce the risk of business interruption due [...]

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced that Jonathan Madrigano, Director of Wealth Management, has achieved the company’s prestigious Family Wealth Director title.
Jonathan Madrigano will continue educating principals of private companies that are pre-IPO, private business owners who face near term appreciation events or business succession issues and clients whose wealth has the potential to change the [...]

BWise, a global leader for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software solutions and Tauw Group, engineers and consultants specializing in the improvement and management of the natural environment, built-up environment and infrastructure, announced today their partnership to bring joint services to the market. By joining forces, Tauw Group and BWise can help organizations realize better [...]

The Corporate Library, the leading source for independent corporate governance information and risk analysis, is pleased to announce “The Future of Corporate Reform,” a conference designed to give public fund managers and trustees the knowledge and tools to create long-term value, shape corporate reform, and repair the markets. The conference will take place at the [...]

In response to the New Era of Risk Management(TM) in which global businesses are currently operating, OpenPages, the leading provider of integrated risk management solutions for global companies, today unveiled ten best practices to help companies appropriately prepare for a new era of risk and regulatory oversight.
– Following the release of the bank stress test [...]

The recent financial market meltdown has highlighted the importance of risk management in protecting and creating shareholder value. Executives are under pressure to improve their risk management capabilities and to be responsive to additional regulatory oversight. At the same time, the economic climate dictates that companies must squeeze out additional efficiencies across their business. To [...]

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) announced that Tracy L. Rich will join the company as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective July 1.
Rich’s legal career spans more than 30 years and includes work in both the public and private sectors. As Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, [...]

TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, medical and cultural fields, announced today that it has more than doubled its Community Bank Deposit Investment Program to $49 million of FDIC insured deposits.
In 2007, TIAA-CREF’s Global Social and Community Investing Department first announced the Program placing its first $22 million in deposits with [...]