Companies

A shareholder class action alleges Cochlear knew months before announcing a profit downgrade that weakening US demand, financial pressures on hospitals and problems with its new Nexa implant made its FY26 earnings guidance unreliable.

A judge has approved the discontinuance of one of two class actions on behalf of members of Macquarie Bank's superannuation plan who sunk $321 million in retirement savings into the failed Shield investment fund.

The liquidators of GFG Alliance's Tahmoor Coal have lost their appeal of a decision over a royalties deed in favour of former owner Glencore.

Activists have a court's greenlight to amend their case against gas giant Woodside and the Western Australia environment minister over approval for the 40-year extension of the North West Shelf off the state's coast.

Transurban has signed an agreement to buy Sydney toll road assets from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $4.5 billion.

New South Wales has approved a project to extend Hunter Valley Operation's North Mine by 19 years and South Mine by 12 years provided it implements measures to manage greenhouse gas impacts.

Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has been hit with a shareholder class action alleging its FY26 profit forecast failed to disclose challenges in its business. 

Cement Australia has appealed a decision allowing Boral to amend its patent for a lower carbon cement, after losing its argument that the changes would broaden the scope of the patent.

Insurance Australia Group said Friday it had settled the $2.8 billion claims of Credit Suisse over the collapse of supply chain financier Greensill Capital.

An appeals court has tossed Maurice Blackburn’s challenge to a judge’s decision to cut its share of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino by $10 million.