- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Jeff Dale2024-02-16T16:53:00
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appointed Brian Young as director of its whistleblower office.
In announcing the move in a press release Thursday, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam emphasized the critical role whistleblowers play in assisting the agency to be a “strong cop on the beat.”
“Much of our Division of Enforcement’s success is tied to the strength of our whistleblower office,” Behnam said. “[Young]’s extensive experience covering the issues directly impacting our markets will ensure the continued success of the CFTC’s whistleblower program and the urgent need to provide individuals who have information the assurances needed to come forward.”
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a landmark whistleblower award of approximately $1.25 million to an individual in an internal compliance or audit function who came forward with information on misconduct occurring at his or her employer.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission would like to learn more about how regulated entities might be using artificial intelligence in their compliance efforts, along with other applications.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced two appointments to its Division of Data designed to help the agency leverage analytics and emerging technologies to improve its policymaking and oversight efforts.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning companies against intimidating potential whistleblowers by forcing them to sign broad nondisclosure agreements to deter misconduct from coming to light.
A whistleblower will be paid $37 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission for providing original, credible information that led to a successful enforcement action.
Anonymous employees of OpenAI accused the company of requiring employees to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that “prohibited and discouraged” them from reporting securities law violations to federal regulators.
