Mergent Online Adds Risk Analysis Information from Audit Integrity

FORT MILL, S.C.,  April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mergent, Inc. today announced the addition of risk analysis information provided by Audit Integrity within its premier desktop application, Mergent Online™.  As a leading provider of accounting & governance risk analysis on public companies, Audit Integrity is widely used to objectively identify, measure and monitor risks related to financial reporting and corporate governance practices. Audit Integrity risk ratings and analytics identify companies most likely to have negative events such as: Regulatory Actions, Shareholder Litigation, Bankruptcy and Financial Restatements.  The Audit Integrity Accounting & Governance Risk (AGR) rating is a forensic measure of the transparency and reliability of a corporation's financial reporting and governance practices. The focus of AGR analysis is on identifying the measures most highly associated with known fraudulent behavior, and quantifying those risks to determine companies at greatest risk of negative events.  

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"We're pleased to partner with Audit Integrity to provide the highest level of risk analysis to our Mergent Online subscribers," says Mergent CEO Jonathan Worrall. "Corporate governance issues can have a devastating impact on shareholders, and concerns around these issues and related risks have never been greater."  Mergent Online subscribers will be able to search over 12,000 public companies in North America and Europe to view Audit Integrity risk ratings and corresponding reports.

About Mergent, Inc.

Mergent, Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial information on global publicly listed companies. Based in the U.S., the company maintains a strong international presence, with offices in New York, Fort Mill, San Diego, London, Tokyo and Melbourne. With roots tracing back to 1900, Mergent operates one of the longest continuously collected databases of: descriptive and fundamental information on domestic and international companies; pricing and terms and conditions data on fixed income and equity securities; and corporate action data. Mergent delivers this data through desktop applications, data feeds and other custom services to a global client base. For more information, visit www.mergent.com.

About Audit Integrity

Founded 2002, serving investors, insurers, auditors and corporate stakeholders, Audit Integrity is a leading independent research firm that rates more than 12,000 public companies in North American and Europe based on their corporate integrity. In addition to its flagship Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR) ratings, Audit Integrity also forecasts class action litigation risk, material financial restatement risk, and equity risk. The statistical correlation of these ratings has been validated - by academic and institutional research.. Audit Integrity has offices in Los Angeles and New York City. For more information, please visit www.auditintegrity.com.

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