Australian Securities and Investments Commission v National Australia Bank Limited, Federal Court Australia, VID604/2016

ASIC brought proceedings in the Federal Court against CBA for unconscionable conduct and market manipulation in relation to the bank’s involvement in setting the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW). The BBSW is the primary interest rate benchmark used in...

NSW Energy, Final report from the Energy Security Taskforce, 2018

Expert:  M.J. Aitken w/ J. Wong We provided expertise to Mary O’Kane AC, NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and Chair of the Energy Security Taskforce with respect to NSW’s management of energy security and resilience. The Task Force sought to assess the risks...

FMA v Mark Warminger, High Court of New Zealand, CIV-2015-404-001727 [2017] NZHC 1471

Expert:  M.J. Aitken w/ S. Ji Mr Warminger was accused by the FMA of ten counts of market manipulation in breach of section 11B of the Securities Markets Act 1988 (SMA). Professor Michael Aitken provided an expert wtiness report and “authoritative, compelling...