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Adviser Ratings attracts mostly positive reviews

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Financial Standard that Adviser Ratings tracks the comments following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) rules and its own set of rules. "We have detected two false reviews so far," Woods said. The website launched with an initial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... Cordell CEO Michael Hughes and HIA economist Harley Dale. In equities news, Federal Court holds a directions hearing in the ACCC's case against Informed Sources and petrol retailers for alleged collusion, while Sydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather ...

CBA looks for plaintiffs to assist in remediation process

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is in advanced discussions with a number of plaintiff law firms that will act as independent consumer advocates in the Open Advice Review program to compensate victims of poor financial advice. CBA is expecting to announce the ...

The Trust Company buyout receives approval from all regulators

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... Singapore, where The Trust Company has a licence to operate. Last week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also approved the transaction in a move that was seen as critical for the success of the buyout. The Trust Company has already ...

IOOF determined to get a slice of the trust pie

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... recommending its shareholders to vote for the Perpetual offer. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted an investigation over concerns that Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company could damage market competition ...

ACCC approves Perpetual offer for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the Perpetual buyout offer for The Trust Company as the acquisition "is unlikely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition in any relevant market." The decision came after ...

The Trust Company to consider IOOF offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... the IOOF offer is the fact that is not conditional on the approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) at a time when Perpetual is waiting for the ACCC to determine whether or not its offer would damage market competition. "The ...

EQT takes the hit on the battle for Trust

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... Perpetual offer to its shareholders. However, EQT brought the proposal to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the grounds that it could damage competition in the trustee market. The ACCC will release the conclusions of its review ...

Perpetual not concerned about ACCC initial report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Perpetual is not concerned about the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) preliminary views, which suggested that Perpetual's takeover bid for The Trust Company could harm market competition. "This is a natural step of the process," ...

EQT extends offer period for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... of $15 million per year. The company said that it is also waiting for the Australian competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to announce the results of the review of Perpetual's proposal to acquire The Trust Company. The ACCC is expected to issue ...