Dow Jones Anti-Corruption Nominated for Favorite New Financial Product/Service in First People's Choice Stevie(R) Awards
12 Mai 2009 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Selection Reinforces Dow Jones' Commitment to Developing
Groundbreaking Business Products; Voting Now Open SAN FRANCISCO and
LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones Anti-Corruption
(http://www.fis.dowjones.com/products/antiCorruption.html),
launched in December 2008, has been nominated for Favorite New
Financial Product/Service in the first People's Choice Stevie(R)
Awards. Voting is now open to the general public. Individuals can
vote for Dow Jones Anti-Corruption -- and help raise awareness of
the business community's fight against corruption and the resources
available to them -- at http://peopleschoice.stevieawards.com/ by
using short code P066T. "We are honored that the Stevie Awards
selected Dow Jones Anti-Corruption as a favorite from the hundreds
of financial products launched last year," said Rupert de Ruig,
managing director, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. "This
nomination recognizes Dow Jones' commitment to developing
groundbreaking products and services for the business community, a
promise Dow Jones Anti-Corruption exemplifies. The first product
dedicated to helping corporate and financial institutions fight
corruption and comply with international bribery regulations, Dow
Jones Anti-Corruption is a leading edge product for reducing the
damage corruption inflicts, especially on developing economies and
the environment." Dow Jones Anti-Corruption is a global database
tracking state-owned entities, senior public officials and other
individuals and entities posing a higher risk of corruption. The
product helps clients reduce exposure to the significant fines and
reputation damage of unethical business by enabling them to verify
employee actions and perform due diligence on potential customers,
agents and other third parties. As global information partner to
Transparency International, Dow Jones also actively supports
information sharing and increases awareness of the effects of
corruption within the private sector. Dow Jones brings the
conversation about strategies and trends in global anti-corruption
initiatives to corporate executives in major cities around the
world through events, including the first annual Global Ethics
Summit held in partnership with Ethisphere in February 2009 and the
Anti-Corruption Expert Series, a program of regional seminars.
Voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New
Products concludes June 1 and winners will be honored at The 7th
Annual American Business Awards in New York on June 22. For updates
on this story, follow http://www.twitter.com/djcompliance. For more
information or to arrange a personal demonstration of Dow Jones
Anti-Corruption, visit
http://www.fis.dowjones.com/products/antiCorruption.html or call +1
800 369 0166 (U.S.), +44 203 217 5100 (Europe) or +61 2 8272 4600
(Australia & Asia). About Dow Jones Dow Jones & Company
(http://www.dowjones.com/) is a subsidiary of News Corporation
(NASDAQ: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; http://www.newscorp.com/).
Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and
information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall
Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic
Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires,
Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow
Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group
operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50%
of SmartMoney and 33% of Stoxx Ltd. and provides news content radio
stations in the U.S. About The Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are
conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The
International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in
Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind
them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the
workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at
http://www.stevieawards.com/. DATASOURCE: Dow Jones & Company
CONTACT: Kim Gagliardi, Dow Jones Financial Information Services,
+1-603-864-8873, Web Site: http://www.factiva.com/
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