(Reuters) – U.S. securities regulators are resisting corporate America’s demands to force whistleblowers to report possible wrongdoing internally before they can be considered for compensation from regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower proposal, one of many rules required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street overhaul law, would financially reward people who provide original substantive tips leading to enforcement actions that result in sanctions exceeding $1 million.
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