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  • June 05, 2026

    DC Circ. Backs CFTC Denial Of $147M Whistleblower Award

    The D.C. Circuit Friday affirmed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's decision denying a former trader's bid for a $147 million whistleblower incentive award after he tipped off the agency about foreign exchange market manipulation, saying there's no evidence he was the original source on which the commission relied.

  • June 05, 2026

    Fla. Judge Tosses Nearly All Counts In PE Fund Dispute

    A Florida federal judge tossed most of the counts in a lawsuit brought by two men who alleged their former partner defrauded them in a private equity fund operation, saying the complaint contains repetitive claims and provides little information of wrongdoing. 

  • June 05, 2026

    Wamco Inks $100M SEC Deal Over 'Cherry-Picking' Scheme

    Western Asset Management Co. LLC on Friday agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the investment management firm "failed to take reasonable steps to detect and prevent" its former executive's purported cherry-picking operation.

  • June 05, 2026

    Justices Signal Openness To Future SEC Disgorgement Cases

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's victory before the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday is likely to give the agency a leg up in settlement negotiations, but attorneys say that some defendants will continue to press judges to review the agency's disgorgement requests based on questions that the high court still hasn't answered.

  • June 05, 2026

    Healthcare Analyst Charged In 'Wall-Crossing' Insider Case

    A healthcare-sector securities analyst took in $350,000 by trading on insider information he received after being cleared to access company secrets in a process called "wall-crossing," federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Friday.

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