Whistleblowers Get a Raise

摘要

In the 21 years since the Securities & Exchange Commission introduced rewards for insider-trading tipsters, the agency has disbursed just $1.16 million to six claimants, including a $1 million payout earlier this month to a woman who blew the whistle on the founder of the hedge fund Pequot Capital Management. With the financial-regulation overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, that stately pace is expected to accelerate dramatically.