Search Results for: whistleblowers
CySec issued a Circular in relation to Whistleblowers
January 3rd, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular for persons wishing to report cases of actual or potential infringement of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse– Whistle-blowers. The Subject of the circular is “Procedures for ...
BaFin update regarding whistleblowers protection
January 3rd, 2017
BaFin, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, has issued an announcement to inform in relation to whistleblowers protection. According the announcement, whistleblowers can report information on BaFin electronic message system with absolute anonymity and Bafin can get in ...
BaFin establishes a reporting platform for whistleblowers
July 8th, 2016
With effect from 2 July 2016, BaFin has established a central contact point for so-called “whistleblowers”. Whistleblowers may use this contact to report violations of supervisory provisions. Anonymity of whistleblowers will be a top priority for BaFin. Whistleblowers play an important role ...
SEC Awarding Nearly $2 Million to Three Whistleblowers
March 9th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the payment of almost $2 million to three whistleblowers. The largest of the three awards will go to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided original information that prompted the SEC to open its ...
Record $114 million whistleblower award
October 29th, 2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory authority in U.S. that monitors the activities of more than 27,000 entities in the securities industry, has issued a press release to announce an award of over $114 million to ...
Whistleblower awarded approximately $2 million
April 9th, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of approximately $2 million to a whistleblower who provided vital information and assistance that substantially contributed to an ongoing investigation. The whistleblower’s information would have been difficult for the agency ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission awards more than $1.8 Million to whistleblower
September 3rd, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance were critically important to the success of an enforcement action involving misconduct committed overseas. After alerting the agency ...
U.S. financial regulator awarded almost $4 Million to an overseas whistleblower
September 26th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose tip led it to open an investigation and whose extensive assistance helped it bring a successful enforcement action. “Whistleblowers, whether they ...
Whistleblower award of more than half-million dollars for company insider
May 3rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a company insider has earned a whistleblower award of more than $500,000 for reporting information that prompted an SEC investigation into well-hidden misconduct that resulted in an SEC enforcement action. “This ...
SEC Awards Nearly $4 Million to Whistleblower
April 26th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of nearly $4 million to a whistleblower who tipped the agency with detailed and specific information about serious misconduct and provided additional assistance during the ensuing investigation, including industry-specific knowledge ...
