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Downer EDI hit with shareholder class action over ‘accounting irregularities’
Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a class action after revealing "accounting irregularities" that sent its share price tumbling.
Class action targets Medibank’s failure to use multi factor authentication
A shareholder class action against Medibank has claimed it did not disclose “serious deficiencies” in its cybersecurity measures, including failing to implement security measures such as multi factor authentication, causing investors to buy shares at inflated prices. 
Westpac, ASIC feud over scope of financial services in Ausgrid insider trading case
Westpac has hit back at a bid by ASIC to add an allegation to the regulator's insider trading case that hinges on the bank providing financial services when it traded on the morning of a $16 billion deal to privatise electricity provider Ausgrid.
Medibank hit with shareholder class action over cyberattack
Australia's largest private health insurer Medibank has been hit with a shareholder class action in the wake of a massive cyberattack that left the data of 10 million customers exposed.
ASIC investigates ASX over CHESS replacement program
The corporate watchdog has commenced a probe into ASX’s handling of the CHESS replacement program, including in relation to possible continuous disclosure breaches and misleading or deceptive conduct.
Beauty brand McPherson’s denies ASIC case over Dr LeWinn sales forecast
Beauty giant McPherson’s has denied ASIC's claims that it misled the market and breached its disclosure obligations in 2020, arguing that a document showing sales of its Dr LeWinn’s line were down by $21 million was a draft that couldn’t have been used to revise a financial forecast.
Five years after class action filed, BHP denies knowledge of dam collapse risk
In a class action long delayed by a battle over foreign shareholders, BHP Group has finally filed a defence, denying it misled shareholders over a failed Brazilian dam and saying knowledge about the risk of collapse cannot be imputed to the Melbourne-headquartered energy giant.
Court to hear bid to join insurers to class action against Blue Sky, EY
The insurers of Blue Sky Alternative Investments are fighting a bid to be joined to a consolidated investor class action against the company and its auditor, EY.
Downer EDI faces class action threat over accounting irregularities
Downer EDI is facing a possible shareholder class action after the construction giant revealed accounting irregularities had caused it to overstate its revenue by as much as $40 million.
Tesla Australia director gets suspended sentence for insider trading
Tesla Motors Australia former director Kurt Schlosser has been given a suspended sentence for trading in shares of a lithium supplier based on insider information.