CFTC whistleblower program

Recent CFTC Whistleblower Awards Signal Flexibility in Determining Award Percentage

Recent CFTC Whistleblower Awards Signal Flexibility in Determining Award Percentage

Within one week, the CFTC issued two awards to whistleblowers, one in the amount of…

6 years ago

CFTC Whistleblower Program Off to a Slow Start

  The recently issued annual report of the CFTC Office of the Whistleblower for fiscal…

6 years ago

CFTC Strengthens Anti-Retaliation Protections for Whistleblowers and Improves CFTC Whistleblower Award Program

On May 22, 2017, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved amendments to its…

7 years ago

Whistleblower Rewards and Bounties for Disclosures of Market Manipulation Schemes

Recently, the CFTC and SEC have stepped up enforcement actions to prevent market manipulation schemes.…

7 years ago

Draining the Swamp Requires Robust Whistleblower Protections and Incentives

The Trump Administration has promised to “drain the swamp,” combat corporate corruption, and root out…

7 years ago

Whistleblowers Help CFTC Obtain Record Penalties for Commodities Fraud

On November 21, 2016, the CFTC released its annual enforcement results for FY 2016.  According…

7 years ago

CFTC Proposed Regulations Will Protect Whistleblowers and Prohibit Gag Clauses

In a marked shift from its 2011 rulemaking implementing the whistleblower reward provisions of the…

8 years ago

Swap Reporting CFTC Whistleblower Lawyers

    Swap Dealer Disclosure and Reporting Requirements Under the Dodd-Frank Act, swap dealers and…

8 years ago

CFTC Announces Second Whistleblower Award in 2016 as the Agency’s Whistleblower Reward Program Picks Up Steam

  By Dallas Hammer Today the CFTC announced it has awarded a whistleblower $50,000 for…

8 years ago