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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... 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 not opposing AMP's rival $12.85 ...

NAB a step closer to buying AXA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Federal Treasurer and that there is no objection to the merger from the ACCC or APRA. A break fee of $35 million is payable to NAB by AXA APH in certain circumstances. "The proposal... provides the ...

AXA Asia Pac shares on trading halt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... after the group requested a trading halt on its shares before noon today, ahead of a company announcement and a day before ACCC releases its findings on the AMP proposal. In addition, the trading halt comes less than 24 hours after discussions with NAB ...

AXA APH extends deal with NAB

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... has agreed with National Australia Bank (NAB) to extend the agreement until 29 March this year but all eyes remain on the ACCC's decision next month. The agreement means the terms deed has been extended from 17 December last year to the March date. The ...

ACCC sounds online fraud alarm

REGULATORY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Online scams continue to make up a large proportion of complaints to the ACCC - with online finance fraud growing in prominence, according to ACCC deputy chair, Peter Kell. During 2009, losses reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

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 ...

ASIC power boost could trigger witch-hunts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... [investigative] teeth" to deal with these offences. The changes will bring the critical investigative powers of ASIC inline with the ACCC, he said. "Provided this change is not the thin end of the wedge whereby ASIC by stealth could engage in broad interpretation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... 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 Changing Trade Practices Landscape". ...

NAB and Aviva rule platform land

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... 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 related to the number of advisers. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel speaks at an Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch on `What is on the ACCC's radar'. The Australian stock market closed in positive territory yesterday, with gains in the resource and energy sectors ...