Richard L. Cassin Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman Senior Editor
Elizabeth K. Spahn Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn Contributing Editor
Bill Waite Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson Contributing Editor
Bill Steinman Contributing Editor
Aarti Maharaj Contributing Editor
Richard L. Cassin | Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 6:38AM 
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking for public comments about proposed amendments to the agency's whistleblower rules.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, August 8, 2016 at 7:08AM 
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an award of about $50,000 to a whistleblower for original information that led to a successful CFTC enforcement action.
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Richard L. Cassin | Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 7:28AM 
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission awarded more than $10 million to a whistleblower last week who provided key original information that led to a successful CFTC enforcement action.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, March 21, 2016 at 7:08AM 
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched a new whistleblower website at www.whistleblower.gov. The new site has information about the agency's whistleblower program for potential violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Richard L. Cassin | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 6:28AM 
The acting chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Tuesday the agency will make its first award to a whistleblower under the program created by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.
Jessica Tillipman | Friday, September 7, 2012 at 3:18AM 
Do whistleblowers have any protection against retaliation under your whistleblowing program?
Jessica Tillipman | Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 2:28AM 
As companies adjust to the new whistleblowing regimes under the Dodd-Frank Act, what changes do you recommend that they make to their existing compliance programs to ensure they are adequately prepared to manage whistleblowers and/or CFTC inquiries in response to whistleblower complaints?
Jessica Tillipman | Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 3:18AM 
Question: As you are aware, many companies have expressed concerns about the lack of an internal reporting requirement for whistleblowers. What, if anything, do you have to say in response to critics who argue that this undermines their compliance programs?
Jessica Tillipman | Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 3:28AM 
I recently sat down with Vincente Martinez, Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office (WBO), who graciously agreed to answer some of my questions about the WBO.