Company sanctioned for employee agreements that waived rights to whistleblower awards
Record-setting payout follows tip that caused regulator to widen ongoing investigation, prompted action from a second federal agency
Tipster fails to sway regulator on divvying up reward
The insider provided information the commission otherwise could not have obtained
OSC touts success of tip line, hopes to expand its reach
Earlier tip didn't prompt investigation or enforcement action, regulator rules
Regulator set aside timing requirements and ordered award for anonymous tips
Whistleblowers get US$3 million each in payouts for alerting SEC to suspected misconduct
Tipsters were paid $240,000 for information that led the regulator to open an investigation
The U.S. regulator reported a record year for whistleblowers