All SEC Whistleblower Program articles – Page 3
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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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ArticleSEC continues torrid whistleblower pace with $10M award
More than a quarter of the SEC’s 94 whistleblower payouts since 2012 have come this fiscal year, the latest a more than $10 million award announced Monday.
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ArticleSEC issues two whistleblower awards, cancels meeting on program changes
The SEC has announced nearly $4 million in whistleblower awards this week, though changes to agency’s tipster program set to be discussed Wednesday will once again hit the back burner.
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ArticleSEC to consider limiting large whistleblower awards, weakening retaliation rule
The SEC had scheduled a Sept. 2 vote on controversial changes to its whistleblower program that, if passed, could weaken the agency’s prohibition of retaliation against whistleblowers and limit large rewards. The meeting has been canceled.
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ArticleSEC continues whistleblower payout surge with $3.8M award
The Securities and Exchange Commission has paid out approximately $119 million to 20 whistleblowers in the past 10 months, a trend the agency continued with the latest announcement of a $3.8 million award.
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ArticleSEC announces record whistleblower award of nearly $50M
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced its largest ever whistleblower award to a single individual at nearly $50 million while denying a second claimant a share of the bounty.
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ArticleSEC hands out second top-10 whistleblower award this month
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the award of $18 million to a whistleblower, continuing a two-month surge in payouts by the agency that has now seen two of its largest bounties to date.
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ArticleTerminated whistleblower receives $5M SEC award
A whistleblower terminated by his or her company soon after raising concerns internally about discovered misconduct was the recipient of a $5 million SEC payout—the seventh by the agency in the last month.
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ArticleSEC awards whistleblower sixth-largest payment ever: $27 million
A whistleblower has been awarded $27 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the largest award this year and the sixth-largest payout ever.
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ArticleSEC continues whistleblower award surge with $2M payout
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the award of $2 million to a whistleblower—its fifth payout in the last 12 days. For the year, the SEC has already matched its 2019 total of eight awards.
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ArticleSEC issues rare compliance-related whistleblower award
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it would award $450,000 to a whistleblower with compliance-related responsibilities—a rarity in the program’s history.
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ArticleSEC awards $1.6M to whistleblower for case-opening intel
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of more than $1.6 million to a whistleblower whose information formed part of the basis for charges brought in a successful enforcement action.
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ArticleSEC hands out largest whistleblower award in nearly a year
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the award of more than $7 million to a whistleblower who provided “extensive and ongoing assistance” during the course of an investigation.
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ArticleSEC issues first whistleblower awards of 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced its first whistleblower awards of the new year in connection with two separate enforcement actions.
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ArticleSEC’s Clayton: Talk of whistleblower cap ‘misguided’
Amid controversy surrounding proposed changes to the SEC’s whistleblower program, Chairman Jay Clayton continues to stress any adjustments won’t include a cap on awards.
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SEC awards whistleblower $1.8M for 'extensive' assistance
The SEC awarded more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance were “critically important” to the success of an enforcement action involving misconduct committed overseas.
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