CCH Creates Web News Center for Financial Crisis

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., January 22, 2009) – CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (business.cch.com), has created a one-stop, online resource for tracking legal and financial developments related to the ongoing financial crisis. The CCH Financial Crisis News Center has been carefully developed by a staff of attorney-analysts to provide the legal community and others with a cohesive and robust selection of breaking news stories, analysis and links to the full text of source documents for regulatory actions. As such, the web site is a comprehensive central repository for vital and timely information that spans multiple practice areas. Updated throughout the day with the latest information, the site provides headlines from major news sources with links to the articles as well as tracks ongoing legal and financial developments on this wide-ranging crisis along with the multiple responses from lawmakers and regulatory agencies.

“We provide unparalleled, broad coverage of the crisis in all its dimensions, primarily from a banking and securities regulation vantage point, but with access to multiple information sources. The ability to track information over time by topic and by agency or other organization provides easy and logical access to the wide array of disparate information regarding the crisis,” said Susan Chazin, Associate Publisher. “We’re tying together all of our coverage with external news sources and across a multitude of agencies and regulators to organize this critical information into one central location.”

An additional retrieval feature allows visitors to browse developments on a month-to-month basis. A “CCH Subscriber Resources” page serves as a central entry point for CCH banking and securities law resources related to the crisis. 

To access the CCH Financial Crisis News Center, visit financialcrisisupdate.com. Visitors may also subscribe to receive the site’s content via RSS feed or e-mail.

About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,500 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.

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EDITORS’ NOTE: CCH analysts are available to discuss tax, banking and securities aspects of the financial rescue plan. Please contact: Leslie Bonacum (847-267-7153 or mediahelp@cch.com); Neil Allen (847-267-2179 or neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com); or Brenda Au (847-267-2046 or brenda.au@wolterskluwer.com).