A nearly 200-page report on managing climate risk in the U.S. financial system is comprehensively assembled by a group spearheaded by CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam, but the real work comes in its implementation.
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 inInternal Controls
Daimler, U.S. authorities reach $1.5B proposed emissions settlement
Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have reached a proposed settlement with U.S. authorities totaling $1.5 billion in fines and other costs to resolve emissions-cheating allegations.
Posted inEurope
U.K. lawsuit seeks $3.2B from YouTube for violating children’s privacy
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit in the U.K. alleges YouTube unlawfully collects personal information from children without parental consent and harvests their data for advertising purposes, in violation of British and European data privacy laws.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
OFAC-Delaware sanctions pact more than meets the eye
As the state home to nearly 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies, the Delaware Department of Justice’s Memorandum of Understanding with OFAC represents a significant milestone for U.S. sanctions enforcement.
Posted inUncategorized
Citigroup appoints chief compliance officer for Institutional Clients Group
Citigroup announced it has appointed Jennifer Taylor as chief compliance officer for its Institutional Clients Group, effective Dec. 7.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
DOJ: 50 individuals criminally charged for PPP fraud, with ‘more to come’
The DOJ, together with a coalition of law enforcement partners, announced criminal charges against 50 individuals who allegedly committed fraud in obtaining money from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Pactiv Evergreen discloses FCPA probe ahead of IPO
In its IPO filing, foodservice packaging company Pactiv Evergreen (currently Reynolds Group Holdings Limited) announced it might have potentially violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding gift cards given in China.
Posted inInternal Controls
FINRA sanctions Wells Fargo $2M over variable annuity switches
Two Wells Fargo subsidiaries were ordered to pay more than $2 million due to supervisory failures regarding the switching of customers’ variable annuities, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced.
Posted inESG/Social Responsibility, Supply Chain
Mondelēz International latest to enhance tracing of palm oil sourcing
Mondelēz International has become among the latest consumer goods companies to tighten its sourcing requirements for palm oil, improving its traceability of suppliers. But recent analysis also finds the industry has a long way to go in its progress.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Credit Suisse faces FINMA enforcement in corporate espionage case
Credit Suisse is learning the hard way that spying on former colleagues is frowned upon, following announcement of an enforcement proceeding against the Zurich-based bank by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority.
