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ACCC to review Perpetual's Trust Company takeover

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will review Perpetual's proposed takeover of The Trust Company. The consumer watchdog says it wants to assess whether the merger will substantially lessen competition in market. Earlier this ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... per cent. Making news on Thursday, Seven Group Holdings said that, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposing its application relating to a potential bid for Consolidated Media Holdings, it would vote in favour of News Ltd's ...

HDF to engage with APA on bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... that it would not oppose the APA Group's proposed takeover following market concern over the ramifications of the deal. The ACCC said it was satisfied the impact would be minimal, after APA agreed to sell its Moomba-to-Adelaide pipeline (MAPS) to alleviate ...

ACCC clears Hastings offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... participants had expressed concern over the ramifications of the deal, but the Australian Competition and & Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it is satisfied that the impact would be minimal, after APA agreed to sell some if its pipelines. APA group owns ...

Pipeline Partners makes HFM bid

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... next key event in the Hastings takeover battle would be the findings of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in relation to the APA offer. "If the ACCC doesn't block APA then I think it [APA] will come back with a higher offer," ...

Equity clearing and settlement discussion paper released

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... questions posed to industry, the discussion paper, prepared with contributions from ASIC, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the ACCC poses questions on market function, access, competition and stability. Recent European developments in settlement and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... American Chamber of Commerce in Australia business briefing in Sydney, while Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims is scheduled to address Committee for Economic Development of Australia luncheon, also in Sydney. In ...

APLs a potential minefield under FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... may have attracted the most heated debate, lurking issues around conflicted remuneration may pose a bigger threat with the ACCC already involved, according to one asset management firm. Instreet Investment's managing director, George Lucas, told Financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... and Commonwealth Bank shares were down 25 cents at $50.29. Meanwhile, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has suspended its clearance process for AGL Energy's purchase of Australia's largest brown coal power station. AGL shares ...

Count chief replaced by CBA exec

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... replaced by Commonwealth Bank senior executive David Lane. It's after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gave CBA's takeover of Count the green light earlier this month, and was endorsed by Count shareholders last week. Gale was ...