All Whistleblower articles – Page 2
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Supreme Court weighs in on SEC's whistleblower program
The Supreme Court this week placed limitations on the SEC's whistleblower program. "To sue under Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation provision, a person must first 'provide information relating to a violation of the securities laws to the Commission,'” wrote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Charitable entities and compliance
The stories of Plan International USA and of Oxfam make clear the need for robust compliance programs in a non-profit charity.
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SEC awards company insider $4.1M for whistleblower tip
The SEC today announced an award of more than $4.1 million to a former company insider who alerted the agency to a widespread, multi-year securities law violation and continued to provide important information and assistance throughout the SEC’s investigation, making it the third whistleblower award in the past week.
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SEC awards $16M to two whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded more than $8 million each to two whistleblowers whose critical information and continuing assistance helped the agency successfully bring an enforcement action.
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Everybody lies: Corporate veracity in a post-truth world
The truth is out there. But does it really matter anymore? A look at the impact of truth versus and lies in the business world.
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Keys to a better whistleblower program
Organisations with robust speak-up programs can address compliance problems pre-emptively, but building such programs can be tricky. Here are 12 tips how.
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SEC awards more than $1.7M to whistleblower
The SEC last week announced a whistleblower award of more than $1.7 million to a company insider who it said provided the agency with critical information to help stop a fraud that would have otherwise been difficult to detect.
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SEC awards $2.5 million to whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced an award of nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency whose whistleblower tip helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company's misconduct.
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Supreme Court may resolve divide over whistleblower protections
What does a corporate whistleblower need to do to secure anti-retaliation protections? The Supreme Court will tackle the longstanding argument.
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CFTC strengthens protections for whistleblower
The CFTC is bolstering whistleblower protections. New rule amendments provide enhanced anti-retaliation measures, streamline the reporting process, and better align agency's program with one at the SEC.
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SEC awards $500K to whistleblower
The SEC today awarded a whistleblower more than $500,000 for reporting information that prompted an investigation into misconduct that resulted in an enforcement action. It is the second whistleblower award announced by the SEC in the past week.
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SEC awards $4M to whistleblower
The SEC this week announced that it has awarded nearly $4 million to a whistleblower who tipped off the agency about serious misconduct and provided additional assistance during the ensuing investigation.
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Whistleblowers at KPMG and Barclays—a contrast in style
The recent termination of six KPMG employees for receiving (and failing to report) improper advance information of PCAOB audits stands in stark contrast to actions taken after someone blew the whistle at Barclays Bank. A look at their responses is inside.
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Barclays CEO didn’t know it was illegal?
Barclays CEO James Staley is claiming ignorance, saying he didn’t know it was inappropriate to attempt to unmask the identity of an anonymous corporate whistleblower and is now facing the consequences.
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The compliance side of the circuit split on whistleblower protections
An ongoing legal dispute over how far whistleblower protections extend beyond Dodd-Frank provisions highlights that best practices are already a few steps ahead of the law.
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New foundation to protect sports whistleblowers
A venture capitalist, a former United States federal prosecutor, and an Olympic gold medalist have formed a non-profit foundation, Fair Sport, to help mitigate risk for whistleblowers in the wide, wide world of sports.
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SEC: BlackRock removed whistleblower incentives
Without admitting or denying the findings, asset management BlackRock agreed to pay a $340,000 penalty to settle charges that it improperly used separation agreements in which exiting employees were forced to waive their ability to obtain whistleblower awards. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Disparaging a speak-up culture
Tom Fox explores the recent case of JPMorgan Chase when an employee’s former manager added material to a terminated employee’s file post termination to beef up the excuses for the termination. Not a good sign, says Fox, and possibly a sign of an ineffective compliance program.
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SEC issues $5.5 million whistleblower award
The SEC has awarded more than $5.5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information that helped the SEC uncover an ongoing scheme. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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U.S., U.K. and German law firms team up to help whistleblowers
New York law firm Meissner & Associates and two European law firms—Naegele and London-based Brahams Dutt Badrick French—have teamed up to launch a first-of-its-kind collaborative platform to help Europeans call out financial wrongdoing and benefit from U.S. whistleblower laws.
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