WorldCompliance Online Search Source

WorldCompliance Online Search leverages multiple collection methodologies to collect open-source data.

The following table provides details about this source.

Source Details
Source Element Details
Coverage Global
Date Coverage Current
Languages The following languages are supported:
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Russian
  • Farsi
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • All Germanic languages
Frequency Varies by source
Update Schedule Varying intervals depending on the source
Sources
PEP (politically exposed person) Records
Hundreds of government agencies regarding appointments, resignations, and promotions are monitored to capture and maintain a global record of senior leaders who serve in prominent public positions that are identified in accordance with FATF (Financial Action Task Force) and Wolfsberg Group criteria.
SOE (state-owned enterprise) and MSOE (members of state-owned enterprise) Information
Thousands of corporate reports, company websites, and business sources identify government ownership and control of enterprises across the globe with comprehensive coverage of their board or directors or equivalent bodies and managers of the entity’s data-to-day operations.
Sanction Lists
All government sanction lists are constantly monitored to populate the knowledge base. These list include the U.S. OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control), UN (United Nations), the UK’s Her Majesty’s Treasury, the EU (European Union), and specific national lists around the globe.
Enforcement Lists
More than 1,500 sources are monitored for material that is published by official government agencies, industry regulators, and disciplinary boards for events that meet qualifying standards to build a globally-comprehensive enforcement inventory. Examples include SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) information, State Attorney warnings, and Central Bank notices.
Adverse Media
Content collected from more than 30,000 sources, such as newspapers, periodicals, press releases, and other sources is used to build new entity profiles and enhance the profiles of existing entities. Special alert technology in combination with direct feeds from global sources helps LexisNexis® Risk Solutions global research staff monitor sources daily.
Client Request
Client-driven research requests and support inquiries may inform updates to existing data or a new profile when supported by publicly-available sources.
Possible Record Details
  • Photo
  • Names (primary, first, last, nicknames, and suffix)
  • Gender
  • Case
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization) number
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  • Category
  • Sub category
  • Level
  • Position
  • Date last updated
  • Description
  • Designation
  • DOB (date of birth)
  • Place of birth
  • Primary country
  • IDs (national, other, passport, entity, and jurisdiction)
  • Data source
  • Aliases
  • Additional information
  • Reported addresses
  • Individual sources
  • Relationships
  • Source links
  • Documents
Searchable Fields
  • Name
  • DOB
  • Organization name
  • Vessel name