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Macquarie leads in project finance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
... major Defence Department contract in October. The bank was also criticised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in December for "misusing" its monopoly powers at Sydney Airport, following complaints by Virgin Blue.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2005
... contract was eight points firmer at 4290 on a volume of 1,122 contracts. Today Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel speaks in Sydney.

Debt collection protection

With the levels of personal and household debt on the rise, ASIC and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have jointly released a manual defining their respective roles in the regulation of debt collection. While both bodies recognise ...

Fed: Competition Tribunal upholds Qantas/Air NZ merger proposal

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2004
... Competition Tribunal today upheld an appeal by the airlines against a decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that the tie-up would be anti-competitive. Air NZ managing director and chief executive Ralph Norris said he was ...

ACCC plans to revise merger process to increase transparency

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2004
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Thursday said it planned to open up scrutiny of its merger clearance process to increase transparency and accountability. ACCC chairman Graham Samuel said the changes would embrace world's ...

Telstra top executives to be grilled by ACCC: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
... allegations of predatory internet pricing by the telco, it was reported today. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) deputy chairman Ed Willett told The Australian newspaper Telstra had been served with a special notice under the Trade ...

Kathryn Greiner appointed chair-elect of the FPA

... latest being former Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission staffer Paul Shevtzoff. Shevtzoff joined the FPA on 9 August as manager professional standards with responsibility for compliance ...

Rickard appointed ASIC's ACT regional commissioner

... deputy executive director, Consumer Protection. Before joining ASIC, Rickard ran the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission\'s consumer protection branch and also worked on the Secretariat for the Wallis Inquiry into Australia\'s financial system. ...

Super compliance to ease: PM

... superannuation. The Prime Minister also announced the creation of a deputy chairman at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Mr Howard said any changes to the current superannuation arrangements would however, need to be passed by the States ...

ACCC says wording of Act makes prosecution difficult

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2004
... difficult to successfully prosecute big businesses for misuse of market power. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Graeme Samuel on Sunday said there had been a lot of recent focus on the ACCC and section 46 of the Trades Practices ...