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New ACCC chief lashes out at critics

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2003
New competition watchdog Graeme Samuel today hit back at critics who have accused him of being a toothless tiger. Mr Samuel, who was appointed head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) at the start of August following the retirement ...

ASIC releases updated guide for PS146 compliance, lodges Chapel Road appeal

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released an updated version of its guide Small business and your AFS licence: Compliance with Policy Statement 164, aimed at small businesses applying for, or holding, an Australian financial ...

St George adopts ABA code of banking practice

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2003
... given training on the provisions of the code, which is aimed at ensuring greater transparency for personal and small business customers. The bank said it had made significant investment in system and procedural changes in the last year, to support the ...

ACCI rejects ACTU's redundancy pay plans

... our industrial system," Mr Hendy said. "There is nothing fair in increasing the average redundancy payout for a small business from $1,500 to $6,000 per employee, or in some cases to five months pay. And that's on top of already burdensome unfair dismissal ...

OECD enhances international consumer protection activities

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that consumers across the world will enjoy greater protection due to the OECD Council's adoption of the Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and Deceptive ...

Trustees and managers must take active role in governance: ALP

Shadow Minister for Finance, Small Business and Financial Services Senator Stephen Conroy has again called upon institutional investors take a greater role in ensuring that the companies they invest in are well governed. "For Labor, corporate governance ...

Government backs Dawson Committee findings

The Federal Treasurer has backed the findings of the Dawson Committee to review the competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974, it has announced. The report by the committee, led by Sir Daryl Dawson, was also well received by the Australian ...

FPA spells out its commitment to disclosure

... financial advisers would be hurt by increased transparency. "There is no evidence that disclosure has harmed a small business financial adviser and it would be unlikely that a client would away from expert risk advice given by a dedicated adviser or ...