Topic: Whistleblower

Lawyers question SEC decision to revisit whistleblower rules

Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, is evaluating whether two rules that were amended last year should be revised following criticism that they could discourage whistleblowers from coming forward.

04 August 2021

Deutsche Bank asset management arm accused of overstating ESG efforts

02 August 2021

GIR Live: Ex-Goldman GC foresees a new generation of whistleblowers

Karen Seymour expects that younger generations of workers, less loyal to their employers and more concerned about environmental and social issues, will be responsible for an increasing number of whistleblower reports in the US.

23 July 2021

President Biden signs bill to protect CFTC whistleblower fund

09 July 2021

SBM Offshore whistleblower says he’s returning home after extradition victory

A former lawyer at SBM Offshore who helped expose widespread bribery by the Dutch oil company says he will return home to the UK from Croatia, after winning an extradition battle.

08 July 2021

Solicitor General explains why SFO didn’t present GPT whistleblower’s victim impact statement to court

06 July 2021

Whistleblower who reported Airbus subsidiary's Saudi bribes leaves organisation

European airplane manufacturer Airbus has let go of the employee who first blew the whistle on a Saudi Arabian bribery scheme that resulted in a subsidiary being convicted of corruption.

02 July 2021

US court dismisses Brazilian whistleblower lawsuit

A US federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Brazilian who alleged that he was retaliated against after raising concerns about potential fraud and bribery.

29 June 2021

Samherji admits compliance failures in Namibia but denies bribery

The Icelandic fishing company at the centre of an alleged bribes-for-fishing quota scheme in Namibia has apologised for failing to properly monitor the risks associated with hiring consultants in the country.

22 June 2021

Czech penalties for compliance failures “almost laughable”

Companies in the Czech Republic face ineffective deterrents and virtually no incentives to comply with local anti-corruption laws, a lawyer has said.

22 June 2021

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