The agencies are substantially different in size and scope of enforcement, but the disparity caught the attention of the CFTC’s internal watchdog nonetheless. In a report to Congress for the six months ending Sept. 30, 2015, the inspector general’s office noted that it had reopened an investigation into the “limited number” of CFTC whistleblower awards compared with the SEC.
But Chris Ehrman, who left the SEC in 2013 to lead the CFTC’s whistleblower program, isn’t concerned. Knowing the relatively limited scope of his new agency, Ehrman said he and his staff are “right where we should be” with whistleblower awards.
