The Global Regulatory Information Database (GRIDSM).
GRID, the Global Regulatory Information Database, is the backbone of RDC technology. GRID is a collection of in-depth, current, risk-relevant data aggregated from over 15,000 public sources and contains approximately 2.3 million individual and business names.
Government Lists
International and US lists of terrorists, organized crime members, most wanted persons, and drug kingpins and their associates, drawn from a variety of sources, including:
- OFAC
- FATF
- Canada's OFSI
- UN Sanctions
- INTERPOL and FBI most wanted lists
- European Union Terrorist List
- Bank of England Financial Sanctions List
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Regulatory Authority Actions
US and international actions including:
- Disciplinary actions by the SEC; NASD; NYSE; and CFTC dating back 30 years
- International and regulatory enforcement actions from over 40 major countries and financial centers, including:
- Criminal securities and banking violations
- US state regulatory actions from all 50 states
- International and US government debarment lists
Media
Risk-relevant domestic and international news and media coverage from thousands of reputable sources around the world including:
- Daily news streams from well known and respected news suppliers
- Periodicals
- Association magazines
- Newspapers
- TV, governmental, and Radio transcripts
Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) Records
RDC has the most comprehensive commercially available list of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), family members and associates. The PEPs subset of the GRID database has entries dating back over 40 years and includes over 400,000 names from 239 countries.
GRID is continually updated, constantly refined, and contains 70% more data than any competitor. It is the most comprehensive, accurate, and reliable source of risk-relevant regulatory, reputational, and law enforcement information ever compiled on a worldwide basis. Data is captured and scanned throughout the day, then accessed by RDC Business Analysts. Based on pre-defined criteria, the Business Analysts review the data for accuracy and applicability before it's uploaded into the database and used for customer inquiries, which is intended to result in low false positives and a higher level of accuracy.
RDC has worked extensively to ensure the security of GRID. Transmission and storage of information on behalf of Clients are subject to ongoing reviews by investors, Clients, and independent auditors. GRID is a fully redundant system that has a state of the art recovery plan in place in one of the world's most secure IBM hosting facilities.