The number of material weaknesses large companies are reporting has plunged in the last two years, according to an exclusive Compliance Week analysis—further evidence that Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, as onerous as it is, has compelled a dramatic improvement in companies’ internal control over financial reporting. Compliance Week reviewed the internal control disclosures made last […]
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.
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Who’s Coming and Going in the GRC World
Compliance Week regularly tracks various personnel moves, board appointments, product releases, customer wins, and industry gossip in the corporate governance realm. Submit announcements to Compliance Week’s Jaclyn Jaeger. From the Regulators The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Meridith Mitchell deputy general counsel for legal policy and administrative practice. Mitchell fills the position previously held […]
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Who’s Coming and Going in the GRC World
Compliance Week regularly tracks various personnel moves, board appointments, product releases, customer wins, and industry gossip in the corporate governance realm. Submit announcements to Compliance Week’s Jaclyn Jaeger. From the Regulators Walter The Securities and Exchange Commission has sworn in Elisse Barbara Walter as a Commissioner. Prior to her appointment, Walter was senior executive vice […]
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Who’s Coming and Going in the GRC World
Compliance Week regularly tracks various personnel moves, board appointments, product releases, customer wins, and industry gossip in the corporate governance realm. Submit announcements to Compliance Week’s Jaclyn Jaeger. From the Regulators The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped Daniel Gallagher as deputy director of the agency’s Division of Trading and Markets, effective July 21. The […]
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Who’s Coming and Going in the GRC World
Compliance Week regularly tracks various personnel moves, board appointments, product releases, customer wins, and industry gossip in the corporate governance realm. Submit announcements to Compliance Week’s Jaclyn Jaeger. Accounting Officers, Controllers $560 million A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, based in Berlin, N.J., has named Rodney Schriver as chief accounting officer. Additionally, he will continue to […]
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Building a Strong Risk-Management Team
In one form or another, enterprise risk management has always been an essential part of an organization’s operations. But that is arguably more true today than ever before. Expanding business risks and regulations, growing awareness by media and stakeholders, and increased focus on corporate sustainability all make risk management a top business priority today, said […]
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Who’s Coming and Going in the GRC World
Compliance Week regularly tracks various personnel moves, board appointments, product releases, customer wins, and industry gossip in the corporate governance realm. Submit announcements to Compliance Week’s Jaclyn Jaeger. Chief Risk, Compliance Officers Wong Citigroup has named Cindy Armine chief compliance officer. Armine succeeds Martin Wong, who was appointed chief administrative officer and chief legal officer […]
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IASB Forms Working Panel on Fair-Value Rules
The International Accounting Standards Board has formed an expert advisory panel to better examine the controversial issue of valuing securities in illiquid markets. The IASB established the panel in response to a request by the Financial Stability Forum, an international grouping of central bankers and regulators, to address market concern over the more than $300 […]
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What Environmental Disclosure Might Look Like
Another climate change bill that would have placed a cap on greenhouse gas emissions died in Congress earlier this month. But most political and environmental activists say it is only a matter of time before some sort of cap-and-trade rule becomes law. Likewise, it’s only a matter of time before companies have a host of […]
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Who’s Coming and Going in the GRC World
Compliance Week regularly tracks various personnel moves, board appointments, product releases, customer wins, and industry gossip in the corporate governance realm. Submit announcements to Compliance Week’s Jaclyn Jaeger. Accounting Officers, Controllers $1.6 billion Capital Bank has hired David Therit as chief accounting officer. Therit comes to the Raleigh, N.C.-based company most recently from Deloitte & […]
