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Showing 161 - 170 of 237 results for "Australian Competition"

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... Michael Heffernan said. National Australia Bank added 72 cents, or 2.6 per cent, to $28.80, a day after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposed NAB's $14 billion proposal to acquire AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, at the same time ...

ACCC sounds online fraud alarm

REGULATORY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... growing in prominence, according to ACCC deputy chair, Peter Kell. During 2009, losses reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission through scams totalled almost $70 million, Kell said last week when launching Targeting scams - Report ...

ACCC seeks more info on AMP and NAB bids

ACCC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking more information on the competition issues identified during their research of the separate proposed acquisitions by AMP and NAB of AXA Asia Pacific. The ACCC has invited further submissions ...

Life insurance consolidation could hurt consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... consolidate, warns Tower Australia. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, urged the government and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to carefully assess the impact of further industry consolidation - and what it would mean for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... expectations are due, both for July. In equities, CSR Ltd will hold its annual general meeting in Sydney. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Graeme Samuel will address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "The ...

NAB and Aviva rule platform land

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... interractions of the sub-brands and platform relationships means the deal is unlikely to be blocked by the Australian Competition and Consumer Consumer (ACCC), especially as competition in wealth management is not as straight forward as simply being ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... federal treasurer Wayne Swan addresses the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Sydney. In Melbourne, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. Companies holding ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... Chamber of Commerce and Industry/Westpac survey of industrial trends for the June quarter is released. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel speaks at an Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch on `What is on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... Dick Pratt is expected to appear in the Federal court in Melbourne in the case between the company and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over price fixing. City Pacific Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Brisbane. The Australian ...

Compliance maze killing product innovation

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
... Commission (ASIC), Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the Treasury, various state Fair Trading Offices and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in the lead-up to the launch of the company's new shared equity mortgage. "We spent $4 ...