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ACCC plans to revise merger process to increase transparency

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2004
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Thursday said it planned to open up scrutiny of its merger clearance process to increase transparency and accountability. ACCC chairman Graham Samuel said the changes would embrace world's ...

S&P places DDF rating on watch positive

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
Standard & Poor\'s Ratings Services on Wednesday placed its BBB-plus long-term ratings on Deutsche Diversified Trust (DDF) on CreditWatch with positive implications, following DB Real Estate Australia and Deutsche Asset Managements proposal to Deutsche ...

S&P places Woolworths on watch negative after ALH stake

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
Supermarket giant Woolworths\' potential joint acquisition of Australia\'s biggest pubs operator, Australian Hospitality & Leisure Group (ALH), could put pressure on its credit rating. Rating agency Standard & Poor\'s (S&P) said on Tuesday it would ...

ACCC starts legal action against Boral to prevent AdBri takeover

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2004
Australia's competition watchdog today said it had instituted proceedings against Boral to prevent the building products company's proposed acquisition of Adelaide Brighton. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said a directions ...

Junior mortgage broker asks ACCC to look at anti-comp behaviour

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
A junior mortgage broker on Friday called on the competition watchdog to investigate its claims of anti-competitive behaviour among banks and mortgage brokers. Refund Home Loans founder Wayne Ormond, whose company gives part of its commission back to ...

S&P says places Mercantile Mutual on watch negative

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday said that it had placed its AA-minus counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) on CreditWatch with negative implications (previously negative ...

NAB currency scandel cements four pillars policy: Fels

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
The National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) currency scandal ensured the "Four Pillars" bank policy will stay for years, according to the country's former competition watchdog Allan Fels. The former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

New NAB boss has own suspicions about rogue trading scandal

... today said investigations into the bank's foreign exchange trading scandal would likely find "people who were asleep on watch". While Mr Stewart said the truth about the rogue trading scandal would not be known until the PriceWaterhouseCoopers report ...

Putnam scandal impacts BT ratings

... investment issues," the researcher said. Meanwhile, van Eyk Research has placed the BT International (Putnam Core) Fund on watch, and BT Wholesale Value and Growth funds on hold. van Eyk said the decision to place the BT International Fund on watch had ...

NZCC blocks AirNZ/Qantas alliance

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
New Zealand's competition watchdog today blocked Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd's proposed alliance, arguing it would damage competition and increase airfares. The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) said airfares could have jumped by ...