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ACCC tells Boral to abandon Adelaide Brighton takeover

... Boral to abandon plans to take over cement and lime producer Adelaide Brighton or face legal action. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said its investigation found the $870 million acquisition would result in a substantial lessening ...

NAB currency scandel cements four pillars policy: Fels

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... for years, according to the country's former competition watchdog Allan Fels. The former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the incident, which lost NAB $360 million, had reignited negative public perception of ...

Henry Kaye strategies not practical, court hears

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
... expert evidence that Kaye's strategies of investing in property without equity or debt could work. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleges Kaye falsely claimed in print, radio and internet advertisements that his property investment ...

ACCC making progress in crackdown on cartels

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) crackdown on cartels was starting to bite with several whistleblowers coming forward, a Senate committee heard today. ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said the watchdog was currently investigating ...

ASIC director leaves to head ACA

... reshuffle within the regulatory bodies, with Kell replacing Louise Sylvan who was appointed deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) late last year. Kell's appointment signals his return to the consumer watchdog as he ...

ACCC boss to target internet scams and cartel collusion

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
... for 2004 will be a crackdown on internet scams and the break-up of cartel collusion. Mr Samuel said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct a massive sweep of the internet starting on February 20 looking for scams. Mr Samuel ...

ACCC to discontinue Qantas airlines matter

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Qantas Airways Ltd have resolved Federal Court litigation concerning allegations that Qantas misused its market power on the Brisbane-Adelaide route after Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd's entry ...

ACCC plans to approve mortgage industry rules

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) yesterday said it planned to approve the Mortgage Industry Association's (MIAA) new disciplinary rules. The ACCC said the MIAA's disciplinary rules were unlikely to restrict competition in the ...

Labor calls for tougher stance on property seminars

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... March. But he said corporate watchdogs the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had taken action against Mr Kaye's companies. "Far from the Commonwealth agencies being somehow ...

Property seminar spruiker Kaye companies placed in receivership

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
... said. This follows separate legal actions against Mr Kaye by ASIC and Australia's consumer watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) since July. In August, the Federal Court ordered him to repay fees of as much as $55,000 each ...