Matt Kelly

Image: Observers of the financial news might have seen that earlier this week Deutsche Bank reshuffled its senior managers. Observers of the compliance news might want to take note, too. The bank’s new co-CEO has a formidable task in front of him to reform Deutsche Bank’s problem-prone culture, but Compliance Week editor Matt Kelly has another question: Why do large organizations seem to have cultures that let problems fester? More inside.

Image: Enterprise risk management is a hot subject in boardrooms across America these days, with big consequence for corporate compliance and audit professionals. Still, do audit committees have a clear sense of how they want to approach risk and risk management? Compliance Week editor Matt Kelly decided to look at a bunch of audit committee charters to find out. Quick answer: no. The longer answer is inside.

Image: Matt Kelly has been in the news business in one form or another since he was 11, so to deliver a strong lead: He is stepping down as editor and publisher of Compliance Week at the end of the year. This week, he shares a few thoughts on the long, strange trip it has been for corporate compliance, Compliance Week, and Kelly himself. It has been a great ride. See inside.

Image: We hold the Compliance Week annual conference every May, so our 2016 event might still seem a long way off to many. Around here, however, we’ve already been working on speakers and ideas for months. This week we want to give you a peek at what’s on drawing board so far; editor Matt Kelly lists our first six sessions inside. (And yes, we’re looking for speakers too.)

Image: Compliance Week held its latest executive roundtable in Florida last week, to talk about moving from compliance programs to broader enterprise risk management. Inside, editor Matt Kelly has a first recap of what was discussed: how much ERM companies already do, how you can overcome some (not all) of the IT challenges, and who on your board should oversee all this.

Image: Title: KellyCyber-security risk might seem overwhelming these days; compliance, audit, and risk professionals are all reeling from the speed and diversity of attacks. This week, editor Matt Kelly explores how to get closer to an effective cyber-security process by remembering the basics—such as behind every cyber-attack is someone committing a crime. And crime is something CCOs have seen before. More inside.

CHS Inc., a $42.7 billion agribusiness operation based in St. Paul, Minn., has named Jack Lenzi vice president of corporate compliance.

Image: Lawmakers return to Washington this week, and already President Obama has piqued them with an executive order for government contractors to offer employees paid sick leave. Expect more of the same—on sick leave, parental leave, wage hikes, union drives—because the political currents are with Obama right now, Editor Matt Kelly says. The corporate culture challenges CCOs will face because of it are many. More inside.