All SEC Whistleblower Program articles – Page 2
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ArticleSEC issues top-10 whistleblower award at $36M
With the end of a record fiscal year around the corner, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued yet another top-10 whistleblower award at approximately $36 million.
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ArticleCompliance officials to split $1M SEC whistleblower award
Three compliance practitioners received shares of a more than $1 million whistleblower award announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleSEC to revisit Trump-era whistleblower changes
The Securities and Exchange Commission will review two Trump-era changes to the agency’s whistleblower program, with an eye toward encouraging individuals to report wrongdoing.
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ArticleCW whistleblower series: ‘Witness to Wrongdoing’
This in-depth CW series chronicles the timeline of a whistleblower—from identifying wrongdoing to reporting and enduring subsequent hardships. Exclusive interviews impart key lessons for compliance officers seeking to become an ally to these individuals.
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ArticleGuggenheim Securities fined $209K for allegedly stifling whistleblowers
New York-based broker-dealer Guggenheim Securities has agreed to pay a $208,912 civil penalty for violating SEC whistleblower protection rules regarding language in its compliance manual.
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ArticleSEC tops $900M in whistleblower awards with $28M payout
The SEC has surpassed $900 million in whistleblower awards with a $28 million payout announced Wednesday. The award is said to be related to a Panasonic FCPA settlement from 2018.
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ArticleSEC awards $31M to whistleblowers between 2 separate cases
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced more than $31 million in whistleblower awards related to two orders, with the largest share of $27 million split between two claimants in one case.
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VideoVideo: Kudos to whistleblower chief Jane Norberg on successful SEC tenure
Aaron Nicodemus applauds outgoing SEC whistleblower chief Jane Norberg for “revolutionizing” the program and the agency, while Kyle Brasseur laments Facebook’s ethical bungling of its recent data leak.
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ArticleSEC awards $50M to two whistleblowers in second-largest payout
A pair of tipsters were awarded over $50 million by the SEC in the agency’s second-largest payout under its successful whistleblower program.
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ArticleSEC whistleblower head Jane Norberg to depart
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program, Jane Norberg, will leave her post later this month.
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ArticleSEC issues first-ever whistleblower award pegged to DOJ settlement
For the first time, the SEC has made an award to a whistleblower who provided information that led to a related settlement by another agency—in this case, the Department of Justice.
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ArticleSEC sets whistleblower annual award record ($176M) four months into fiscal year
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced over $176 million in whistleblower awards in the first four months of the current fiscal year, already more than any other year in its history.
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ArticleAudit whistleblower receives $300K in rare SEC award
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the award of $300,000 to a whistleblower with audit-related responsibilities, a rarity for the program.
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ArticleSEC enforcement priorities under Biden: Reading the tea leaves
Careful consideration as to what new tone, direction, and priorities the SEC’s Division of Enforcement will take under Joe Biden can help you reduce compliance risk.
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ArticleFY record already in sight as SEC issues $28M whistleblower award
A $28 million whistleblower award announced Tuesday is the latest in an unprecedented stretch that has the SEC within reach of surpassing the record award total set in fiscal year 2020 just five weeks into FY2021.
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ArticleSEC excludes 2 from share of $10M whistleblower award
The SEC announced the award of more than $10 million to a whistleblower whose “substantial” assistance throughout the course of an investigation was the sole driver behind a successful enforcement action.
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ArticleSEC doubles previous record with $114M whistleblower award
A $114 million whistleblower payout announced Thursday is the highest ever awarded by the Securities and Exchange Commission, more than doubling the previous $50 million record set in June.
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ArticleBanner year for whistleblowers: SEC issued $175M in awards in FY2020
It’s no wonder the SEC recently issued new rules asserting its right to limit large whistleblower awards, because the agency handed them out in fiscal year 2020 at an unprecedented pace.
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ArticleWhistleblower awarded $1.7M in SEC’s 100th individual payout
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued its 100th individual whistleblower award Monday when a tipster received $1.8 million for providing the agency with information that alerted staff to ongoing securities violations.
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ArticleWhistleblower advocates up in arms over changes to SEC program
More than two years after proposing them, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a series of controversial amendments to its whistleblower program designed to make the issuance of awards more streamlined and efficient.
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