SEC Orders Telegram Group To Return $1.2 Billion to Investors Following Unregistered Offering of Digital Tokens
On July 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it obtained court approval of settlements with Telegram...
Geoff Schweller
Leading Whistleblower Attorney Argues Against Proposed “Soft Cap” to SEC Whistleblower Awards
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) postponed its vote on controversial changes to the highly successful whistleblower program. Whistleblower...
Investment Advisory Firm and Former CEO Ordered to Pay SEC Over $2 Million
On July 1, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of...
Japan Amends Whistleblower Protection Act
This summer, Japan passed amendments to its Whistleblower Protection Act to broaden the scope of whistleblower protections and ensure proper...
Department of Labor Report Finds OSHA Must Improve Handling of Whistleblower Complaints
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must improve its handling of whistleblower complaints during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according...
Perpetrators of Forex Fraud Scheme to Pay CFTC Nearly $1.3 Million
On July 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a court order of default judgment in its case...
Whistleblower Attorney Warns Proposed “Soft Cap” on SEC Whistleblower Awards Could Undermine Whistleblower Program’s Deterrent Effect
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will soon vote on proposed amendments to the agency’s highly successful whistleblower program. ...
SEC Cancels Vote on Proposed Changes to Whistleblower Program
Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cancelled a scheduled vote on proposed changes to the agency’s whistleblower reward...
The Bank of Nova Scotia Will Pay CFTC a Record-Setting $127.4 Million for Spoofing, False Statements, and Swap Dealer Compliance and Supervision Violations
On August 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued three orders filing and settling charges against The Bank of...
SEC to Vote on Controversial Amendments to Whistleblower Program
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. on September 2 to vote on...
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