SEC Names Interim Chief Accountant as Deputy Chief Accountant to Exit The SEC reports that Wesley R. Bricker has been named the interim chief accountant, heading the commission’s office of the chief accountant, while Chief Accountant James V. Schnurr “recovers from a serious bicycle accident.” In his interim post, Bricker will be the “principal advisor… Read More >>
SEC and CFTC Reinforce Whistleblower Programs
U.S. regulators the SEC and the CFTC are reaffirming their commitment to make their whistleblower systems more accessible to industry participants and financially rewarding. Most recently, the SEC has given a whistleblower an award of more than $700,000 to “a company outsider who conducted a detailed analysis that led to a successful SEC enforcement action,”… Read More >>