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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... manufacturing operations on the east coast. Toll roads operator Transurban had added three cents to $7.29 after the competition watchdog said it would not oppose the proposed purchase of several government-owned Brisbane roads by a Transurban-led con ...

ASIC to scrutinise The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... an investment at all. Williams, who is a federal senator for New South Wales, said he will be quizzing the corporate watchdog in February estimates, and yesterday requested ASIC's Greg Medcraft to prepare to answer questions. But Williams' main charge ...

Industry funds 'treat us like dirt': COSBOA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... news," Strong said. "Finally after 20 years the employer will be able to take the inefficient superannuation funds to a watchdog who will hopefully fine them and pull them into line." "Industry funds in particular are appalling," he told Financial Standard ...

ACCC postpones Perpetual and Trust merger ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... previously slated for 11 July but a spokesperson for the ACCC said a new date would be announced in due course. The consumer watchdog commenced a review on 16 May to assess whether the proposed merger would substantially lessen competition in the market ...

ACCC to review Perpetual's Trust Company takeover

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... 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 month, Perpetual ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... about 15 per cent in the past four weeks. Making news on Wednesday, Qantas received final approval from the competition watchdog for its global partnership with Dubai-based airline Emirates. Qantas was up 2.75 cents at $1.7475. In other airline news ...

New UK fin services watchdog polls public

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Following the SEC's direct appeal to the public for information, the incoming Financial Conduct Authority in the UK is asking the public for input about what information they'd like the regulator and the financial services industry to disclose. The ...

Two liquidators punished by ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Australia's corporate watchdog has taken action against two liquidators in separate cases. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday said that it had accepted an enforceable undertaking from Sydney liquidator Ian Struthers ...

ASIC slaps biggest fine ever

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
Financial services watchdog ASIC has handed out a record fine of $500k to a man who ran a $30 million scam targeting SMSFs. David Hobbs of Nelson, New Zealand, who was described as the "mastermind" behind more than a dozen unregistered offshore managed ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... to $64.80; and Westpac rose two cents to $28.15. Virgin Australia shares fell one cent to $4.40 after the competition watchdog flagged it had some concerns about the airline's $35 million plan to buy a major stake in budget carrier Tiger Airways. Newscorp ...