BNET Industries
Market Cap:$939.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$240.3M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
RiskMetrics Group is a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance products and services to financial market participants. By bringing transparency, expertise and access to the financial markets, RiskMetrics Group helps investors better understand and manage the risks inherent in their financial portfolios. Our solutions address a broad spectrum of risk across our clients' financial assets. Headquartered in New York with 19 global offices, RiskMetrics Group serves some of the most prestigious institutions and corporations worldwide.
Chairman & CEO
Marc Ethan BermanNumber of Employees 1,040
Contact Information
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York 10005
(212) 981-7475
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities: 522320
Recent Events
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RiskMetrics Group Unveils New Integrated Performance and Attribution Tools
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6. RiskMetrics Group Announces Acquisition of KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.
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UPDATE 1-RiskMetrics Q3 profit tops estimates
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Paladyne, RiskMetrics Partner for Hedge Fund Risk Reports
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RiskMetrics Recomends NYFIX Stockholders Vote Yes to NYSE/Euronext Merger
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RiskMetrics Group Schedules Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call
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RiskMetrics Group risk biz co-head resigns to move to SEC
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RiskMetrics Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
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RiskMetrics Group Recommends Entrust Stockholders Vote 'FOR'...
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RiskMetrics Group Schedules Second Quarter 2009 Earnings
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Proxy Advisory Firms Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones Recommend CPI Corp. Stockholders Vote for all Six...
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Agrium Extends Deadline for CF Industries Offer
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William Blair Initiates Coverage on RiskMetrics Group RMG with a Market Perform
News & Analysis
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RiskMetrics Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from James Kissane - Bank - America/Merrill Lynch. James Kissane - Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Firstly, can you give us that 8.9 million in new sales for the quarter? Can you break that down by the two segments?...
REPEAT/Biovail Announces That RiskMetrics Group Recommends Shareholders Vote "For" Biovail's Director Nominees
RiskMetrics Notes Current Board and Management "Are Well Versed in Taking the Tough Business Decisions That Will Allocate Resources in the Most Value Enhancing Areas" RiskMetrics Notes Current Board "Has Undertaken Appropriate Steps to Enhance Depth of Experience and Independence" RiskMetrics Says "Mr. Melnyk Was in Fact CEO...
Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Reject Dissident Nominee to 1st Century Bancshares Board
1st Century Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB: FCTY), the holding company of 1st Century Bank, N.A., today announced that two leading independent proxy advisory firms -- RiskMetrics Group formerly Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis & Co. -- have rejected a bid by a dissident shareholder. Noting that "Mr. Cohen has...
RiskMetrics Group Supports Climate Risk Report Resolution Filed With ONEOK
Nation's Leading Proxy Advisor Recommends Passage of CalSTRS Shareholder Proposal SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- RiskMetrics Group, the nation's leading proxy advisor, recommends investors support a shareholder resolution filed with Tulsa-based ONEOK, Inc., seeking a report on its greenhouse gas emissions. Proposal #8, filed by California State Teachers' Retirement System...
Progressive Following on Riskmetrics Group Inc.
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 March 2008-The Street Corner: Progressive Following on Riskmetrics Group IncC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05032008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Riskmetrics Group Inc (NYSE:RMG) after it traded down 1% Wednesday, early in the morning, with...
RiskMetrics Group Corporate News: Launch of Next Generation CreditManager Solution.
M2 PRESSWIRE-15 February 2008-Bellwether Market Watch: RiskMetrics Group Corporate News: Launch of Next Generation CreditManager SolutionC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15022008 Today Bellwether Report has identified RiskMetrics Group (NYSE:RMG), a company that our analysts will be tracking over the ...
Highland Good Steward Management, LLC Reports AIG is Making Positive Strides on Governance and Sustainability Initiatives
To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Paige Daniel of Highland, +1-205-933-8664, pdaniel@highlandassoc.com, or Cheryl Gustitus of RiskMetrics Group, +1-301-556-0538, cheryl.gustitus@riskmetrics.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Highland Good Steward Management, LLC, fund manager of a suite of socially responsible investment products, published its second annual sustainability report on American International Group...
BISYS® Alternative Investment Services and RiskMetrics™ Group Form Strategic Alliance to Offer Risk Reporting Tools
ROSELAND, N.J. & NEW YORK -- BISYS Alternative Investment Services, a leading global provider of administrative, accounting and tax services for the hedge fund and private equity industry, and RiskMetrics Group, the leading financial risk management firm, today announced a partnership to provide comprehensive risk reporting tools that will help...
Rockville-based corporate governance firm to merge with RiskMetrics
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. expects more business and more Maryland jobs with its planned sale to a New York firm. The Rockville-based corporate governance company will be acquired by RiskMetrics Group Inc., which also performs research and analysis for the financial business community. Ron Papanek, director of strategy...
RiskMetrics Group to Acquire Institutional Shareholder Services Inc
RiskMetrics Group to Combine Industry-Leading Risk Management Capabilities with World Class Corporate Governance Services NEW YORK -- RiskMetrics Group, the leading financial risk management firm announced that it will acquire Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ISS. ISS is the world's leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance solutions to...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Knut N. Kjaer | President |
| David Obstler | Cfo |
| Christophor Paolucci | Riskmetrics Group Director of Wealth Management So |
| Jason Mirsky | Director of Wealth Management |
| Alan Laubsch | |
| Christopher Finger | Riskmetrics Group's Head of Research |
| Gregg Berman | Co-Head-Riskmetrics Business |
| Jorge Mina | Co-Head-Riskmetrics Business |
| Richard Leggett | Head, Iss Business |
| Richard H. Kimball | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Marc Ethan Berman | Chairman & CEO |
| Arthur Levitt | Board of Directors |
| Christopher T. Mitchell | Board of Directors |
| Philip N Duff | Board of Directors |
| Rene Kern | Board of Directors |
| Robert Trudeau | Board of Directors |
| Stephen G. Thieke | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | President | Current |
| Storebrand ASA | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Cfo | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Riskmetrics Group Director of Wealth Management So | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Director of Wealth Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Current | |
| Stanford University | B.S. degree in industrial engineering and engineering management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Riskmetrics Group's Head of Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Co-Head-Riskmetrics Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Co-Head-Riskmetrics Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Head, Iss Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Equity Investors | Managing Director | Current |
| Spectrum Equity Investors | Board of Directors | Current |
| ITA Software, Inc. | Director | Current |
| United Asset Coverage Inc. | Director | Current |
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Monitor Clipper Partners, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| TA Associates, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Spectrum Corporation | Former | |
| Princeton University | AB in Classics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westbury Partners | Current | |
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Westbury Equity Partners SBIC, L.P. | Advisory Member | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Tiger Management LLC | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Vice President | Former |
| iSOFT Group Plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Intec Telecom Systems plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Group Plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | MBA | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | Bachelor's of Science Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Stephen Thieke served as chairman of our board of directors from our inception in 1998 until June 2004 and was re-elected to serve as one of our directors in April 2007. From August 1989 to July 1999, Mr. Thieke worked for JPMorgan in a variety of senior management positions, including head of fixed income, business co-head of global markets, president and chairman of JPMorgan Securities, Inc. and head of the corporate risk management group. Mr. Thieke served on the board of directors of the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom. Mr. Thieke is a member of the board of directors of PNC Financial Services Group Inc., a regional bank headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Thieke holds a B.A. degree from Manhattan College.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Technology Crossover Ventures | Co-founder | Current |
| Technology Crossover Ventures | Founding General Partner | Current |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | Director | Current |
| KGB | Director | Current |
| Techwell, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tradingscreen, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Egenera, Inc. | Director | Current |
| KGB | Investor | Current |
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| LHS Telekom GmbH & Co. KG | Investor | Current |
| Copper Mountain Networks | Investor | Current |
| Xiotech Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Allbusiness.Com, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Alteon WebSystems, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Egenera, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Clarus Corp | Investor | Current |
| Techwell, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Xylan Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Montgomery Securities | Managing Director | Former |
| Amdocs Limited | Former | |
| ADC Telecommunications, Inc. | Former | |
| Greenwich Associates | Former | |
| FORE Systems, Inc. | Former | |
| Seagate | Former | |
| Intel Corporation | Director | Former |
| Montgomery Securities | Venture Capitalist | Former |
| Dartmouth College | master of business administration | Former |
| University of Chicago | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Chicago | A.B. In History | Former |
| Dartmouth College | A.B. Degree In History | Former |
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