Whistleblower advocates up in arms over changes to SEC program
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-09-23T20:54:00
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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