January 28, 2012
National Business Ethics Survey Results – Signs of Hope, Also Causes for Concern
Labaton Sucharow
In January, the Ethics Resource Center (ERC) released its biennial National Business Ethics Survey (NBES), widely recognized as a definitive measure of workplace ethics. A number of the key findings were positive. For instance, the survey found that 45% of respondents had witnessed workplace misconduct, a drop from 49% in 2009. Set against the degree...
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January 19, 2012
Will New Whistleblower Program Really Help SEC Investigations?
Labaton Sucharow
“It’s a new SEC,” Jordan Thomas told Fox Business News in January, characterizing the agency’s renewed commitment and enhanced law enforcement capabilities under its new whistleblower program. With the significant employment protections and the possibility for substantial monetary awards, whistleblowers have new reasons to provide the SEC and other enforcement bodies with early and invaluable...
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December 7, 2011
The SEC Whistleblower Program’s Encouraging Beginning
Labaton Sucharow
I was recently interviewed on Bloomberg TV to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new program, enacted under Dodd-Frank, and the recently released Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program. The full interview can be seen here. As I discuss in the interview, in the seven weeks since the program went live to the end...
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December 2, 2011
New Weapon in Combating FCPA Violations
Labaton Sucharow
Over at Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog, I recently authored a guest post examining the new – and revolutionary – Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Whistleblower Program, enacted under Dodd-Frank, and its impact on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement. As I point out in that piece, a qualified whistleblower can receive a...
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December 1, 2011
The New World for Ethical Organizations
NSCP Currents
Just as compliance professionals acted as a force for reform following the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act reforms in 2004, they can do so again From the massive corporate frauds at Enron and WorldCom, to the recent scandals arising out of subprime mortgages and mortgaged-backed securities, it seems that the last decade has witnessed an...
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December 1, 2011
US Financial Reforms & Global Financial Institutions: A View From All Angles
Late in 2011, [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] convened an esteemed panel to explore, for the benefit of the UK media, the effect of US financial reforms on international financial institutions. Panelists included [firm] attorneys Jordan Thomas and Dominic Auld; Irving Henry of the British Bankers Association; and Simon Collins, from the Association of Professional Compliance Consultants....
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November 28, 2011
Pension Funds as Whistle-blowers – Internal Compliance and Portfolio Companies Need Scrutiny
Pensions & Investments
Jordan A. Thomas wrote an article published in Pensions & Investments, explaining how the new whistleblower regulations impact pension funds and the critical role they must play to ensure an ethical corporate culture. In this article, Jordan A. Thomas examines the new whistleblower provisions and how they will impact pension funds. Pension funds, who are...
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November 23, 2011
Investment Advisors in a New Era of Regulatory Scrutiny
Labaton Sucharow
Over and above increased activity by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other self-regulatory organizations (SROs), investment managers are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s [SEC] Division of Enforcement, as I recently noted in this article for the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM). In 2010, the SEC created...
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November 17, 2011
The SEC Whistleblower Program: A Revolution in Law Enforcement?
AssetSearchBlog.com
Jordan A. Thomas authored an article for the Asset Search Blog, looking at the recent progress of the SEC’s enforcement program.
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November 17, 2011
Finding the Hidden Fruits of Corporate Fraud
Labaton Sucharow
Check out my guest post over at Fred Abrams’ Asset Search Blog discussing the impact of human intelligence and the locating of hidden assets on the prosecution of securities violations under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s [SEC] new whistleblower program. The program, enacted under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, encourages...
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November 15, 2011
The SEC Whistleblower Program: A Game-Changer for FCPA Violations
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog
While the private sector’s role in the broader enforcement context is an established part of American jurisprudence, that role has diminished in recent years. In August, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized and implemented a whistleblower program enacted under Dodd-Frank, which will dramatically alter the landscape for public and private companies alike. This program,...
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November 14, 2011
Whistleblowers and Corporate Misconduct: New Challenges and New Opportunities for HR Directors
HRmagazine.co.uk
New Challenges and New Opportunities for HR Directors As various countries develop regulations to encourage the reporting of corporate misconduct, HR professionals stand at a crossroads between the companies they serve and the employees they protect. On a good day, this tension is creative; HR professionals foster greater company loyalty and help companies invest in...
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