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Government targets ASX dominance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... Australia (RBA) will be granted powers to set rules for the conduct of clearing and settlement service facilities. Meanwhile, the ACCC will have the ability to make binding arbitration decisions to resolve disputes related to access to clearing and settlement ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... every additional $5000 in income until it reaches zero for families earning $530,000. To further improve affordability, the ACCC will conduct an inquiry into the drivers of prices, which will complement a review into the productivity of the sector. To ...

ACCC blitzes social media influencers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has targeted social media influencers who use misleading testimonials and endorsements. The ACCC said it's "sweeping" more than 100 social media influencers from over 150 consumer tip-offs for ...

AFA, FPA merger in best interests

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... resolutions. "We also expect consultations for the merger to be completed by the end of January next year, followed by an ACCC clearance and final papers circulated to members," he said. Voting for the merger opens in early February. Financial Standard ...

Spirit Super, Stonepeak pick up GeelongPort

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... Investment Partners and others, including Spirit Super, to acquire the port earlier this year. The plan fell through when the ACCC took issue with Palisade already owning the smaller Port of Portland. While the sale wasn't blocked, the process was drawn ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... children's learning and development and their readiness for school." The changes will cost about $4.7 billion in total. The ACCC will also conduct a 12-month inquiry into rising early childhood education and care costs. Commencing in January 2023 ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is investing $40.9 million in increased oversight of gas markets by the ACCC and is exploring "options for further reforms that may be required to ensure Australian customers have access to energy at ...

First Sentier hires to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... corporate governance advisory service. She has previously worked as a commercial litigation lawyer, a researcher for the ACCC and a journalist. This story first appeared in FS Sustainability.

Regulators to face committee scrutiny

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
The ACCC, APRA and ASIC will front the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics tomorrow to discuss super fund underperformance, greenwashing and the rise of finfluencers. In what will be the committee's first public hearings into the ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... meet the moment in terms of enhanced regulatory attention to claims of greenwashing. Liddell pointed to an announcement by ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard this week that false claims of environmental and social credentials would be investigated with ...