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- May 15, 2024
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- May 15, 2024
- 91 pages
This Month
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- Food
Beef giant’s earnings dip but CEO says there’s ‘strong demand’
The beef giant saw a drop in profits as rivals pushed more meat onto the market and costs rose.
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- Liam Walsh
February
AACo did not question board about leak claims after insider plea
AACo’s 52 per cent owner, UK billionaire Joe Lewis, pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in the US last month. Claims of leaks mde to him have been denied.
- Liam Walsh
January
Joe Lewis’ reach on AACo board left out of US ban
In his plea deal, the UK billionaire relinquished control over board representation of any US-listed company. Australia’s AACo has two Lewis-linked directors.
- Liam Walsh
Joe Lewis’ AACo stake looks protected after insider trading plea
The British billionaire pleads guilty in New York, despite initially claiming he would defend the charges.
- Liam Walsh
Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty in insider trading case
He pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday to charges that he gave his longtime private pilots and a romantic partner inside information in AACo and Mirati Therapeutics.
- Ava Benny-Morrison and Katherine Burton
‘No PC, no d---head’ policy at AACo stoked safety fears: lawsuit
The beef giant proclaims a commitment to safety, but a workplace lawsuit alleges a philosophy made famous by footy teams had the opposite effect.
- Liam Walsh
December 2023
AACo made manager a whistleblower, then retrenched him a month later
Beef giant AACo maintains the job loss was simply due to a restructure. But a dispute has emerged about the timing.
- Liam Walsh
November 2023
AACo maintains workplace is ‘respectful’ amid bully claims
The beef giant, whose shareholders include billionaires Andrew Forrest and Joe Lewis, says it is focused on making the beef giant a “great place” to work.
- Liam Walsh
‘Alpha’ culture: AACo bullying, homophobia claims raised
Australia’s beef giant proclaims to investors it wants an inclusive environment. But concerns have been raised about culture and safety processes.
- Liam Walsh
AACo’s golden director insurance cover unveiled
A leaked proposal shows D&O cover was the most expensive item on an insurance shopping list for the cattle giant, which has not paid dividends for 15 years.
- Liam Walsh
October 2023
MacLachlans break up farming empire bigger than Netherlands
The wealthy family has split up a livestock station portfolio bigger than the Netherlands after brothers Jock and Callum quit its Jumbuck Pastoral.
- Larry Schlesinger
How to cut emissions with seaweed and burgers
The development of asparagopsis as a livestock feed supplement is just one of many ways the agricultural sector is reducing emissions.
- Larry Schlesinger
September 2023
Defending insider charge, Joe Lewis lifts his holdings in AACo
Lawyers for two pilots accused of trying to trade on inside information in Aussie beef giant also argued they had no conflict of interest.
- Liam Walsh
August 2023
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- Insider trading
Billionaire Joe Lewis’ representatives deny Aussie beef leak
Responding to ASX questions, AACo said neither of the board members shared information with the British businessman, indicted last week for insider trading.
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- Liam Walsh
July 2023
How billionaire backed an Australian beef giant and found trouble
UK currency trading billionaire Joe Lewis first started investing in Australia’s AACo in 2010. A lawsuit came knocking this week.
- Liam Walsh
The Forrests have secretly intervened in AACo’s Joe Lewis headache
The British businessman owns 51 per cent of the ASX-listed pastoral empire. He is far from the only billionaire involved, with the Forrests owning 18 per cent.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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- AGM season
‘I don’t even know if a director did leak’: AACo chairman
UK billionaire Joe Lewis has denied US charges of insider trading, including that a director at the beef giant had told him of looming losses.
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- Liam Walsh
Insider lawsuit claims AACo director leaked to UK billionaire
Joe Lewis, who owns half of beef giant AACo, has been charged with insider trading in the US and is denying the claims.
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- Liam Walsh
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- Insider trading
British billionaire Joe Lewis charged in the US with insider trading
The Tottenham Hotspur owner and major shareholder in Australian Agricultural Company is accused of tipping off employees, associates, friends and romantic interests.
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- Joe Miller and Samuel Agini
June 2023
Cut emissions by feeding seaweed to cattle? Yes, but there’s a catch
A 300-day trial has garnered mixed preliminary results: methane appears down, but the herd is not producing as much beef as usual.
- Liam Walsh