Jaclyn Jaeger
Jaclyn Jaeger is an editor with Compliance Week and has written on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. Prior to joining Compliance Week, 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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ArticleEx-LeClairRyan chief legal officer sentenced to 44 months imprisonment
A former chief legal officer of now-defunct law firm LeClairRyan was sentenced to 44 months in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to obstructing an embezzlement investigation into his own fraudulent conduct as a bankruptcy trustee.
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Cassava Sciences facing widening probe over short seller claims
The SEC has reportedly launched an investigation into Cassava Sciences regarding allegations made against the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company and its experimental Alzheimer’s drug by a law firm representing anonymous short sellers.
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Activision Blizzard case study: When CCOs become the CEO’s mouthpiece
Many chief compliance officers report directly to the board or chief executive officer. But what happens to the CCO when the CEO is the problem? Take Activision Blizzard as an example of what not to do.
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Deutsche Bank names Olivier Vigneron group chief risk officer
Deutsche Bank announced the appointment of Olivier Vigneron as group chief risk officer. Following regulatory approvals, Vigneron will assume the role effective June 1, 2022.
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How agile companies succeed in the throes of supply chain woes
In the midst of unimaginable global supply chain chaos, leading companies are adjusting their supply chains in a variety of ways, turning disruption into competitive advantage.
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McKinsey affiliate to pay $18M for poor handling of nonpublic information
MIO Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, has agreed to pay an $18 million penalty for failing to maintain adequate policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information.
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SEC enforcement report: Total actions down in FY2021; first-of-their-kind cases up
The number of total enforcement actions filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission fell 3 percent in fiscal year 2021, according to the agency’s annual enforcement report.
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The year of ransomware: How companies are boosting cybersecurity controls
High-profile ransomware events over the last year have prompted businesses to beef up cyber defenses through new investments, increased training, and more, according to our “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey.
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2021 TRACE Bribery Matrix: Post-Trump U.S. still outside top 20
A negative trend in the U.S. business bribery risk environment that began under the Trump administration has yet to reverse, according to TRACE International’s 2021 Bribery Risk Matrix.
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Dutch authorities warn Rabobank of pending action for AML failures
Rabobank announced the Dutch Central Bank ordered it to “remedy deficiencies in its compliance with the Dutch Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act.”
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CWE panel: Risks, rewards of outsourcing compliance
As they look to manage third-party risks, compliance departments are increasing their reliance on outsourcing. Experts at Compliance Week’s virtual Europe event discuss the benefits and risks of enlisting external help.
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When racist words, stereotypes are not in the eye of the beholder
A recent case involving discrimination allegations raised by a former compliance executive at Commerzbank serves as a reminder that sometimes people use words that hurt others’ feelings, but it doesn’t always mean the intention is there.
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Ignoring compliance, Mashreqbank fined $100M for Sudan sanctions violations
The New York State Department of Financial Services fined United Arab Emirates-based Mashreqbank $100 million for violating now-repealed Sudanese sanctions regulations and for having in place an inadequate compliance program.
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SEC, CFTC charge U.S. Commodity Funds with disclosure failures
The SEC settled charges against U.S. Oil Fund and its general partner U.S. Commodity Funds for misleading statements about futures broker limitations. USCF additionally settled a parallel CFTC case and will pay a total penalty of $2.5 million.
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Robinhood data breach impacts 7 million customers
Robinhood announced a hacker obtained the email addresses or names of approximately seven million of its customers. Approximately 310 customers had their personal information exposed as part of the same breach.
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Nikola sets aside $125M in potential SEC settlement
Electric semitruck startup Nikola has set aside $125 million for a potential settlement with the SEC regarding fraud allegations raised in a short-seller report in September 2020.
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Survey: More financial institutions using scenario analysis to manage climate risk
Financial institutions are growing more sophisticated in the way they incorporate scenario analysis into their risk assessments and in quantifying their climate-related risks, a new survey from the Global Association of Risk Professionals finds.
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Grant Thornton UK fined for ‘skepticism failures’ in Interserve audit
Grant Thornton UK received a “severe reprimand” and reduced penalty of £718,250 (U.S. $981,000) for breaches that arose in the context of audit work on the 2015-17 financial statements of now-collapsed construction firm Interserve.
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DOJ vows stricter white-collar enforcement, increased risk of monitors
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco shares actions the Department of Justice will be taking to strengthen its response to corporate crime and what areas it will be looking at moving forward.
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SEC: Akazoo to pay $38.8M in fraud case concerning SPAC merger
Akazoo, a music streaming subscription company based in Greece, reached a $38.8 million settlement with the SEC for allegedly defrauding investors out of tens of millions of dollars related to a 2019 SPAC merger.
