Laura McNamara began her career in the healthcare industry as a front desk receptionist, a job that would serve as the first of many stepping stones, paving the path of her healthcare compliance journey.
Jaclyn Jaeger
Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. Prior to joining CW, she spent four years as a legal reporter for Lawyer’s Weekly. Jaclyn attended undergraduate school at St. Joseph’s College of Maine and graduate school at Emerson College, earning degrees in journalism.
Posted inEthics & Culture
HQP Assessment: Top Strengths and Weaknesses of Ethics and Compliance Programs
Most companies have in place the foundational elements of an ethics and compliance program, but the more elusive elements that get to the heart of improving corporate culture provide key opportunities for improvement, according to the latest findings of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s High-Quality Program Assessment.
Posted inFrom the Archive
New Report Shows How Illegal Mining Intersects with Financial Crimes
Hundreds of billions of dollars in illicit funds move through the global financial system each year through the operations of environmental crimes linked to transnational criminal organizations. Illegal mining, in particular, directly exposes global financial institutions (FIs) to a wide range of legal and compliance risks, as well as financial crimes, absent robust risk mitigation […]
Posted inFinancial Services
Ex-Capula CCO refiles whistleblower retaliation lawsuit
The former U.S. chief compliance officer of London-based hedge fund Capula Investment Management, who alleged he was fired for escalating “significant regulatory compliance issues” to senior management, refiled his lawsuit in state court after his original complaint was dismissed in federal court on jurisdictional grounds.
Posted inRisk Management
The dos and don’ts of responding to a World Bank integrity audit
The World Bank Group has updated its “Integrity Compliance Guidelines” for the first time in 15 years, and at a time when sanctions cases are on the rise. These developments combined should prompt companies to reassess their anti-corruption compliance practices.
Posted inTechnology
Employment law in the age of AI: Compliance considerations
Employment law in the age of AI is evolving faster than many companies can keep pace. As more states enact AI laws and as more case law piles on, chief compliance officers and in-house counsel must ensure that compliance policies and procedures evolve as AI legal and compliance risks evolve.
Posted inFinancial Services
SEC enforcement priorities revert back to basics
Recent pronouncements made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leadership, alongside the recent overhaul of the SEC Enforcement Manual, collectively signal a back-to-basics enforcement approach that appears beneficial for companies in their dealings with the agency.
Posted inEthics & Culture
False Claims Act enforcement themes for 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice touted a record $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in fiscal year 2025, much of that total stems from prior years’ cases and does not necessarily reflect the administration’s current enforcement direction.
Posted inRisk Management
New York governor’s veto narrows scope of New York LLC Transparency Act; Here’s What to Know
Certain non-U.S. LLCs that were formed under the law of a foreign country and authorized to do business in New York State must prepare now to ensure compliance with new beneficial ownership information disclosure requirements, or potentially face hefty penalties.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
National Fraud Enforcement Division: A dangerous escalation of compliance risk
Chief compliance officers and general counsel, beware: The Trump administration’s merging of its whole-of-government enforcement approach with its political agenda forewarns of escalating compliance risk on a national scale.
