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How Australia became embroiled in billionaire insider trading claims
The indictment against Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis paints a rollicking tale of alleged insider trading with a twist – his alleged actions have been characterised as a perverse means to compensate his staff, and enrich his friends and lovers.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Tottenham’s billionaire owner Joe Lewis charged with insider trading in US
Prosecutors claim Joe Lewis passed on insider information about several companies, including Australian Agricultural Co, to friends, his personal pilots and romantic partners.
- by Ava Benny-Morrison
Mystery trader’s $11m debt-ceiling windfall sparks insider concerns
Wall Street analysts had mostly expected vague promises on energy permits to be included in a bill to raise the US debt ceiling. Yet, options trading suggests something bigger may have been in the offing.
- by Austin Weinstein and Geoffrey Morgan
Ex-Tesla boss avoids prison over insider trading of lithium miner’s stock
The former head of Tesla’s Australian operations was sentenced to two years and six months prison after his conviction, but was released on a good behaviour bond. Â
- by Colin Kruger
Former Tesla Australia executive pleads guilty to insider trading
The former director of Tesla Australia, Kurt Schlosser, has pled guilty to two counts of insider trading based on knowledge of a pending supply deal with Piedmont Lithium in 2020.
- by Nell Geraets
Top hedge fund manager banned over ‘market manipulation’
Another blow for top Sydney hedge fund Regal Funds Management with ASIC banning a former senior staffer.
- by Sarah Danckert
Ex-Netflix workers sued for insider trading on subscriber numbers
Three former Netflix software engineers and two close associates were sued by federal regulators for profiting $4.1 million by trading on confidential information about the company’s subscriber growth.
- by Matt Robinson
Westpac to fight Ausgrid insider trading claim
Westpac is challenging the corporate watchdog’s accusations of insider trading and unconscionable conduct towards clients.
- by Clancy Yeates
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How Westpac found itself in the frame for alleged insider trading
While ASIC does not characterise it as a test case, a win for the regulator could open a can of worms for others that inhabit this arcane market.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Rich-lister garbo in the gun: Ian Malouf's premises raided
Rich-lister Ian Malouf, once the nation’s richest garbo, is the subject of a probe by the corporate watchdog into allegations of insider trading.
- by Kate McClymont
Former Sirtex boss released after insider trading conviction
Former Sirtex CEO Gilman Edwin Wong was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Thursday but released on a good behaviour bond after being convicted of insider trading.
- by Colin Kruger