SEC Charges Hedge Fund in First-of-its-Kind Whistleblower Retaliation Case

Expert Guest Entry by Brian Dickerson, Originally Published on http://roetzelcompliance.blogspot.com/  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has charged a hedge fund advisory firm for retaliating against an employee who reported illegal trading activity to the SEC. This charge represents the first time the SEC has filed a case under the authority of the Dodd-Frank Act…