September
Defending insider charge, Joe Lewis lifts his holdings in AACo
Lawyers for two pilots accused of trying to trade on inside information in Aussie beef giant also argued they had no conflict of interest.
- Liam Walsh
August
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- AACo
Billionaire Joe Lewis’ representatives deny Aussie beef leak
Responding to ASX questions, AACo said neither of the board members shared information with the British businessman, indicted last week for insider trading.
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- Liam Walsh
July
How billionaire backed an Australian beef giant and found trouble
UK currency trading billionaire Joe Lewis first started investing in Australia’s AACo in 2010. A lawsuit came knocking this week.
- Liam Walsh
Insider lawsuit claims AACo director leaked to UK billionaire
Joe Lewis, who owns half of beef giant AACo, has been charged with insider trading in the US and is denying the claims.
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- Liam Walsh
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British billionaire Joe Lewis charged in the US with insider trading
The Tottenham Hotspur owner and major shareholder in Australian Agricultural Company is accused of tipping off employees, associates, friends and romantic interests.
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- Joe Miller and Samuel Agini
March
Tesla’s former Australia head banned over insider trading
Kurt Schlosser has been disqualified from managing a company for five years but has been spared jail after pocketing nearly $30,000.
- Georgie Moore
February
Former Big Un CEO to surrender passport amid insider trading charge
Richard Evertz, the former chief executive of Big Un, turned heads at the Downing Centre as he appeared for a bail application.
- Jonathan Shapiro
January
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
New study finds insider traders using ETFs
Criminals with inside knowledge of M&A deals are now using ETFs to hide their insider trading from regulators, according to experts in financial market behaviour.
- Tony Boyd
Accused insider trader silent on ASIC claims
Some of the biggest names in the Perth business community are keeping a close eye on an inside trading case involving Cameron Waugh.
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- Brad Thompson
November 2022
Former Tesla director pleads guilty to insider trading
Kurt Schlosser bought shares in a lithium company 12 days before it announced a big deal with the carmaker, which drove the share price up by 83 per cent.
- Hannah Wootton
August 2022
From profits to pay, JPMorgan’s gold secrets spill out in court
Former head of precious metals, on trial for conspiring to manipulate gold and silver markets, has offered unprecedented insights into the company’s trading desk.
- Eddie Spence and Jack Farchy
July 2022
ASIC cuts back on court cases
The watchdog launched almost 100 fewer criminal cases in the first half of this year than in the six months before and only a third as many civil actions.
- Hannah Wootton
Ex-Goldman banker tipped squash buddy on deals, US alleges
Prosecutors allege Brijesh Goel passed along information from emails containing details and analysis of mergers the bank was considering financing or deals in which it was acting as a financial adviser.
- Chris Dolmetsch, Sridhar Natarajan and Patricia Hurtado
This insider trader is out of jail and hunting for deals
Raj Rajaratnam, who managed billions at Galleon Capital before his conviction, is looking for redemption. But he still can’t manage your money.
- Bob Van Voris
JPMorgan gold desk ‘spoofing’ cheated market, ex-trader says
“Our job was to do whatever it takes to make money,” a former employee said at the trial of three former colleagues charged with fraud.
- Tom Schoenberg and Eddie Spence
April 2022
Former McKinsey partner gets two years for trading on Goldman deal
Puneet Dikshit advised the banking group on fintech acquisition GreenSky. The indictment said he made about $US450,000 from his illegal trades.
- Bob Van Voris
December 2021
Regulators eye Trump media venture
The regulatory scrutiny is focused on the October announcement by Trump’s media venture that it would merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp.
- Stan Choe and Bernard Condon
Swiss trader at the heart of global insider trading ring sued by SEC
A former trader who admitted to a central role in an international trading racket and co-operated with US prosecutors has been sued by US securities regulators.
- Chris Dolmetsch
September 2021
Uniti Group, investors back Bowen despite insider trading allegations
Mr Bowen – the founder of M2 and former chairman of Vocus – is facing two charges of insider trading over the sale of 5.6 million Vocus shares on June 4, 2019.
- Lucas Baird and Max Mason
Trading that came unstuck: Australia’s insider trading cases
The maximum sentence has been increased in recent years from five years in jail to a stretch of 15.
- Max Mason
