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May 24, 2011The SEC's new whistleblower program received only 168 complaints in its first six months, far below expectations despite offering financial…- November 14, 2010Congress established a $451 million fund offering substantial bounties for tips about securities violations, aiming to encourage whistle-blowers to report…
November 10, 2010Corporate lobbyists from major companies are attempting to weaken whistleblower protections in the newly proposed Dodd-Frank rules, raising concerns that…
August 6, 2010A UBS banker exposed Switzerland's closely guarded banking secrecy system by revealing how private bankers accessed physical index cards containing…- August 5, 2010Most whistleblowers report violations internally first, regardless of financial incentives, suggesting bounty programs won't significantly undermine corporate compliance efforts.
- August 4, 2010The SEC faces opposing pressures from businesses and whistleblower advocates over whether corporate informants must report misconduct internally first before…
- August 1, 2010The SEC's new whistleblower reward program under Dodd-Frank creates tension between corporations seeking to limit bounty hunters and lawyers arguing…
July 27, 2010A UBS banker had access to physical index cards containing client names and account numbers, exposing a critical vulnerability in…- July 26, 2010Dodd-Frank's new whistleblower provisions allow insiders to anonymously report financial fraud to regulators and receive 10-30 percent of recovered funds,…
- July 20, 2010Switzerland's parliament approved an agreement granting the United States access to confidential UBS client data, ending banking secrecy protections. Swiss…