September 27, 2020/Heritage Bank Plc Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has called on internal auditors of banks to adopt the various digital technologies to prevent fraud and annul the adverse impact of Covid-19 on the financial ecosystem. Speaking at the just concluded 47th Quarterly Meeting of […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Charges North Carolina Man with Insider Trading
September 25, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a North Carolina-based actuary with insider trading in the securities of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. According to the SEC’s complaint, on October 13, 2015, Eric M. Hill of Charlotte, North Carolina, learned confidential information concerning Piedmont’s potential merger […]
SEC Issues Two Whistleblower Awards for High-Quality Information Regarding Overseas Conduct
September 25, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two separate whistleblower awards for total payments of over $2.5 million. In the first order, a whistleblower was awarded over $1.8 million for taking both personal and professional risks in reporting information through the internal compliance system at a […]
