Whistleblower

Industry

Private firms must follow whistleblower rules too: SEC

Company sanctioned for employee agreements that waived rights to whistleblower awards

By James Langton |September 8, 2023

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Industry

Whistleblower gets US$279 million for SEC tip

Record-setting payout follows tip that caused regulator to widen ongoing investigation, prompted action from a second federal agency

By James Langton |May 5, 2023

2 min read

Industry

Don’t sit on whistleblower tips, SEC ruling shows

Tipster fails to sway regulator on divvying up reward

By James Langton |March 31, 2023

2 min read

Industry

OSC awards $481K to whistleblower

The insider provided information the commission otherwise could not have obtained

By Staff |March 20, 2023

1 min read

Industry

Wanted: More whistleblowers, bigger awards

OSC touts success of tip line, hopes to expand its reach

By James Langton |March 9, 2023

2 min read

Industry

SEC rewards one tipster, denies another

Earlier tip didn't prompt investigation or enforcement action, regulator rules

By James Langton |January 13, 2023

2 min read

Industry

SEC discretion nets tipster US$37M award

Regulator set aside timing requirements and ordered award for anonymous tips

By Staff |December 19, 2022

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Industry

Investor, insider tipsters awarded US$6 million

Whistleblowers get US$3 million each in payouts for alerting SEC to suspected misconduct

July 15, 2022

1 min read

Industry

OSC rewards offshore whistleblowers

Tipsters were paid $240,000 for information that led the regulator to open an investigation

By Staff |March 1, 2022

1 min read

Industry

SEC total enforcement activity down slightly in 2021

The U.S. regulator reported a record year for whistleblowers

By James Langton |November 19, 2021

1 min read

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