Hochtief AG admits to insider trading contravention

ASIC has started legal action in the Federal Court of Australia against German construction group holding company Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft (Hochtief AG), seeking a declaration of contravention and a financial penalty order against the company for insider trading. ASIC’s action centres on the early 2014 on-market acquisition of ordinary shares of Leighton Holdings Limited (now called […]

ICO releases data privacy assessment tool for SMEs

With the number of high profile examples of big businesses being targeted by cyber criminals, it’d be easy for small and medium-sized enterprises to overlook their own vulnerabilities. Many SMEs possess customer databases to rival those of larger businesses, but tend to lack the security infrastructure to match – making them highly valuable targets for […]