SEC Grants $50 Million Award to Two Whistleblowers
The Wall Street Journal reported on the $50 million award granted to two whistleblowers that provided information that helped the SEC pursue a case against JP Morgan chase that resulted in a $267...
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Merrill Lynch Settles SEC Probe in Largest Customer Protection Settlement in Agency's History
Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch brokerage unit will pay $415 million and admit to wrongdoing to settle charges that it misused customer cash in the largest customer protection settlement in the...
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SEC Hands Whistleblower $17M for Juicy Tip
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded $17 million—its second largest award yet—to a former company employee whose detailed tip gave the regulator a major leg up in an investigation...
Lawsuit Alleges Manipulation of Precious Metals Benchmark
In the first class action filed alleging massive platinum and palladium price-fixing conspiracy by Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Standard Bank, and BASF, Labaton Sucharow partner and co-chair of the Antitrust...