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Australian whistleblowers provide tip-offs for US scheme amid criticism of laws at home

Date January 20, 2014 Ruth Williams

Criticism of laws at home comes as figures reveal dozens of Australians gave tip-offs to a US scheme rewarding whistleblowers with cash incentives.

Dozens of Australians have contacted the US securities regulator to report suspected misconduct after it launched a scheme rewarding whistleblowers with cash bounties.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received 39 whistleblower tip-offs from Australia since late 2011, when laws to ''incentivise'' those who exposed insider trading, market manipulation, foreign bribery and other misconduct came into force.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/australian-whistleblowers-provide-tipoffs-for-us-scheme-amid-criticism-of-laws-at-home-20140119-312op.html#ixzz2qsflGx5s
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