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Whistleblower Alert! The SEC awards whistleblower more than $37 million

Whistleblower Alert! The SEC awards whistleblower more than $37 million, meaning the fine levied ranged between $123,333,333 and $370,000,000 dollars.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today a substantial award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance were pivotal in a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower's internal reporting prompted their employer to conduct an investigation and self-report the findings to the SEC,

SEC Complaint against Andrew Left

SEC Complaint against Andrew Left: "did not provide for the purpose of concealing that he was receiving over $1 million from a hedge fund in exchange for Citron Research publishing certain reports and tweets."

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges today against activist short seller Andrew Left and his firm, Citron Capital LLC, accusing them of a multi-year scheme to defraud followers by publishing false and misleading stock trading recommendations, netting $20 million in profits. According to the SEC's complaint,

Korea's Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users to Take Effect from 7/19: "those who are found to have engaged in unfair trading activities may be subject to criminal punishment or penalty surcharge."

Korea's Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users to Take Effect from 7/19: "those who are found to have engaged in unfair trading activities may be subject to criminal punishment or penalty surcharge."

Korea's new Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users comes into force on July 19, 2024, marking a significant step in safeguarding users and regulating virtual asset service providers (VASPs). This follows a revision in March 2021, which required VASPs to register with financial authorities and introduced

The SEC awards more than $37 million to a Whistleblower

Whistleblower Alert! The SEC awards more than $37 million to a Whistleblower--meaning the fine levied ranged between $123,333,333-$370,000,000 million.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a substantial award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information played a crucial role in a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower provided previously unknown details, met with Enforcement staff, and identified potential witnesses and documents, significantly conserving staff time

Members of the public may have received a message indicating submissions unable to be completed.

Due to a now resolved technical error, members of the public who sought to submit an online comment to the SEC website from 5/30 - 6/26 2024, may have received a message indicating submissions unable to be completed.

Due to a technological error, individuals attempting to submit comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) via the online comment form on the SEC website between May 30 and June 26, 2024, may have encountered difficulties completing their submissions. The issue, which has since been resolved, affected forms used

"We benefit in all of our work from robust public input regarding proposed rule changes."

SEC Chair Gary Gensler from his statement on the Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda: "We benefit in all of our work from robust public input regarding proposed rule changes."

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which includes contributions related to the Securities and Exchange Commission and short- and long-term regulatory actions that administrative agencies plan to take. Statement from SEC Chair Gary Gensler: "In every generation since

This week the SEC has approved whistleblower awards totaling more than $5.1 million

Whistleblower Alert! This week the SEC has approved whistleblower awards totaling more than $6.3 million--meaning the fines levied from these tips ranged from $21-$63 million.

This week, the SEC awarded multiple whistleblower awards totaling more than $6.3 million. The Whistleblower Program was created by Congress to provide monetary incentives for individuals to come forward and report possible violations of federal securities laws to the SEC. Under the program, eligible whistleblowers are entitled to an