Dow Jones Acquires WorldECR to Enhance Editorial Coverage for Global Compliance Community | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — Dow Jones today announced it has acquired WorldECR, an industry-leading provider of news, data and analysis on global export control and trade sanctions. This is the latest in a series of investments and acquisitions aimed at bolstering Dow Jones’s portfolio of specialized news, data, analysis and events for business users.

Based in London, WorldECR serves compliance professionals from corporations, law firms, governments, professional services, research and financial institutions. Its flagship operations include subscription-based specialist trade publications WorldECR and Export Compliance Manager as well as an extensive collection of practitioner guides and the annual WorldECR Forum, which takes place in London and Washington D.C each year. Its portfolio also includes CtrlAtlas, a dynamic database of export control regulations and guidance from around the world.

WorldECR will operate as part of Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, enhancing Dow Jones’s existing product portfolio with world-class editorial coverage and marquee events …