$450 million class action by NAB Shareholders

Wednesday 17 November 2010 @ 11.37 p.m. | Legal Research

A $450 million class action is being launched on behalf of National Australia Bank shareholders against National Australia Bank (NAB).Legal firm Maurice Blackburn will lodge the claim in a Victorian court tomorrow.

Maurice Blackburn says NAB had bought $1.2 billion in collateralised debt obligations (CDO) in 2006 which had a heavy exposure to the US sub-prime housing market.

It is alleged that between early January and late July that year, NAB failed to properly disclose to shareholders all material information relating to its CDO exposure.

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