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ASIC investigates Nuix boss over $236,000 share purchase
ASIC 2023-05-17 4:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched an investigation into whether Nuix’s current Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Rubinsztein unlawfully bought shares in the company after learning about a potential takeover offer.

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More law firms ready class actions over Downer’s $40M earnings overstatement
Class Actions 2023-05-15 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

More class action law firms have pounced on Downer EDI’s “accounting irregularities” that led to the company overstating profits by up to $40 million.

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Australian Mines ex-director hit with $70,000 penalty for conference representations
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-12 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former director of Australian Mines has copped at $70,000 penalty in ASIC proceedings accusing him of making false and misleading representations at mining investment conferences in 2018.

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TechnologyOne halts trading after cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-05-10 4:21 pm By Sam Matthews

One of the country’s largest software companies has entered a trading halt after detecting unauthorised third-party access to its internal IT system.

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Noumi class action judge questions ‘unusual’ privilege bid over docs seen by Ashurst, PwC
Class Actions 2023-05-08 10:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned an “unusual” bid by Noumi to shield over 3,000 documents, their titles and the identities of those who sent them to PricewaterhouseCoopers during a 2020 investigation into the food company’s financial position.

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Downer EDI hit with second shareholder class action over accounting irregularities
Securities 2023-05-05 4:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a second shareholder class action following revelations of accounting irregularities that sent its share price tumbling.

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Ord Minnett fined $888,000 for pre-arranged trades
Securities 2023-05-03 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Wealth management firm Ord Minnett has paid an $888,000 penalty for twice breaching market integrity rules in executing a share buy-back with “pre-arranged” trades.

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Nuix class action to go ahead despite ASIC case
Class Actions 2023-05-02 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

A shareholder class action against software company Nuix will go ahead as planned, after a stay application threatened to put the proceeding on ice pending the outcome of a separate case brought by ASIC.

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Class action can’t grill Noumi lawyer on legal privilege claims over PwC docs
Securities 2023-05-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicants in a shareholder class action against the former Freedom Foods have failed in a bid to cross-examine Noumi’s inhouse counsel on affidavits swearing to the legal professional privilege of 3,000 documents, including material containing advice from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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GetSwift director can’t be located for service of suit by ex-Demons teammate
Securities 2023-05-02 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

GetSwift director Joel Macdonald cannot be located for service of a $15 million lawsuit by his former Melbourne Demons teammate James Strauss, a court has heard.

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