Securities Docket

Two whistleblowers whose outing of JPMorgan Chase’s bias toward selling wealth customers in-house funds led to the bank’s $267 million settlement with the government will receive payments equal to 23% of the award, according to a “preliminary determination” letter by SEC claim-review staffers. via SEC Staff Endorses $61 Mln Award for Two JPMorgan Whistleblowers – […]

When Congress included a whistleblower-reward program in the Dodd-Frank Act, the program faced considerable opposition. Many large banks and companies, along with the Chamber of Commerce, argued that it would undermine compliance programs and create a perverse financial incentive for employees who are responsible for identifying and investigating misconduct. Six years later, however, the program […]