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Australia's insider trading laws don't apply to most superannuation products – here's why they should

Written by Juliette Overland, Associate Professor, Corporate Law, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney

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Insider trading is something that only happens in companies listed on the stock exchange, right?

It could be happening in Australian superannuation funds.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission suspects so.

It has examined the behaviour of 23 members of the trustee boards of Australian super funds (both retail and...

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