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Aussies lose $328m to investment scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... and accounted for the largest scams in 2020. This is according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's (ACCC) latest report Targeting Scams, which unveiled a recording-breaking amount of $851 million stolen, rising 23% compared to the ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... hoped to be considered as the next ASIC chair. She will remain co-deputy chair, working alongside Court. Court has been an ACCC commissioner since May 2008, reappointed for her third term in 2018. ACCC chair Rod Sims commented on Court's appointment ...

ASIC bans adviser over dodgy super consolidation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... Super Finder", through which consumers could request a search for lost super. ASIC, in collaboration with the ATO and the ACCC, previously undertook a review that identified financial advisers, trustees, fund promoters and unlicensed providers were running ...

ACCC merger reforms may impact super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... becomes increasingly concerned about lack of competition in financial services. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Rod Sims said merger reforms will be a key focus for the consumer watchdog this year, flagging concerns over the ...

Aon, WTW merger will reduce competition: ACCC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
The ACCC has flagged concerns over Aon's proposed merger with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), throwing a spanner in the works for the two companies. The ACCC said Aon and WTW are two of the three largest providers of commercial risk, reinsurance and employee ...

Investment scams most profitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... around 20% in November, with investment scams taking the most money from consumers at around $9.5 million, according to the ACCC. In November, money lost to all types of scams rose to $18.7 million, up 20.2% from the $15.6 million reported in October ...

ACCC gives IOOF go ahead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given its blessing for IOOF to acquire MLC Wealth as the combined firm will face competition in all aspects of wealth management. The consumer watchdog said it does not oppose IOOF's $1.4 ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... details about that legal advice this afternoon when it fronts the committee. Professor Graeme Samuel, formerly chair of the ACCC, was questioned by the committee following the ANAO. He addressed whether the remuneration issues were a cultural or structural ...

RBA, ASIC provide CHESS guidance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... participants," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. ASIC and the RBA, as well as the broader Council of Financial Regulators and the ACCC, were closely supervising the ASX's conduct during the replacement program. "The regulatory expectations seek to ...

ACCC amends consumer data right rules

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) amended the consumer data right rules to allow intermediaries to collect data on behalf of third party recipients. The changes will allow accredited businesses to obtain consumer data with their ...