ESG

DWS whistleblower Desiree Fixler says she still hasn’t got an SEC payout

Sources can be handed multi-million dollar rewards for helping the US regulator. But the former DWS sustainability head is yet to receive compensation.

Sunday 16 June 2024 at 23:00

Fixler tells FN she had to ‘reinvent’ herself after her firing
Fixler tells FN she had to ‘reinvent’ herself after her firing

The DWS whistleblower who helped launch a greenwashing investigation into her former employer says she hasn’t received a payout from the US regulator.

The Securities and Exchange Commission slapped the Frankfurt-headquartered asset manager majority-owned by Deutsche Bank with a $19m fine in September 2023 for “material misstatements” over its ESG investments.