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ACCC gives CBA Count acquisition the go-ahead

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... arrangement required for Commonwealth Bank's takeover of the firm. This follows yesterday's decision from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to give the proposed acquisition the green light. Following market inquiries in the planning ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... September quarter. In equities news, Optus CEO Paul O'Sullivan is to address CEDA conference on the company's impact on competition in the telecommunications sector. There is a Telstra institutional investor day at Sydney's Hilton Hotel and the Spotless ...

IRESS launches UK wealth management division

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... their clients." "IRESS is delighted to be selected and endorsed as a partner by SBG against strong global and UK based competition. The UK represents a strategic growth opportunity for IRESS and the opportunity to work with SBG to deliver a premier localised ...

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week. Monti, a respected economist who served as commissioner for EU internal markets and competition for 10 years, as well as economics professor at the renowned Turin University for 15 years, is tasked with guiding his ...

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... Law" moment in Europe. Former ECB VP Lucas Papademos has replaced resigned Greek PM George Papandreou and former EU competition commissioner Mario Monti chosen to sit where Silvio's bum formerly was. And get this, even PIMCO's CEO, the bear-friendly ...

ASIC annual report highlights industry trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... financial markets and efficient registration and licensing including the development of new market integrity rules for competition in exchanges like Chi-X and assuming responsibility for day-to-day, real-time market supervision of the ASX and five other ...

Chi-X and ASX go head to head

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... the strong industry support we have received as we've prepared for our launch. The government's decision to allow competition has already provided benefits, and we expect that these benefits will continue to flow to the investment community once our ...

ASX: Breakdown unrelated to Monday's Chi-X launch

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... resolve their technical issues," said Shorten. "I've been advised the issues are not related to the introduction of competition, and will not affect the launch of Chi-X on 31 October." The last ASX outage happened on 28 February 2011

Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... founder of Victorian based financial advisers, Wealth Enhancers. Accepting his award, Kelly acknowledged the tough competition he had faced from his fellow nominees and urged delegates to never give up on education. "I urge all of you to keep up your ...

ASIC releases equity market structure paper

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... November 2010 paper, Consultation Paper 145 Australian equity market structure: Proposals (CP 145), which looked at competition entry concerns in Australia and the April 29 2011 release of new market integrity rules for competition which ASIC called ...