In a three-to-two vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a final rule amending its whistleblower program, which pays monetary awards to individuals who voluntarily provide information to the SEC about a...more
The SEC recently issued guidance specifying that whistleblowers do not first have to take their concerns to the SEC in order to be covered by the SEC’s anti-retaliation rule. The guidance clarifies that those whistleblowers...more
9/22/2015
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Barnes and Noble ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Internal Investigations ,
Internal Reporting ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Retaliation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
A CD or not a CD, That is the Question… That the Auditors Should Have Answered -
A headline-grabbing SEC enforcement action last week against BDO USA and several of its national partners may lead audit firms to insist on...more
9/18/2015
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Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Construction Contracts ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Fraud ,
Internal Investigations ,
Internships ,
Money Laundering ,
Nuclear Power ,
Private Placements ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 506(c) ,
Russia ,
SAP America Inc. ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Software ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Whistleblowers ,
Willful Misconduct