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Link considers Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... that if it decides to progress with a bid it may submit for Pillar's assets. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) indicated that it will commence a public informal merger review in respect of Links' possible bid. "Link Group generally ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... a number of consumer advisory panels, advising authorities including ASIC, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and Consumer Affairs Victoria. NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said: "We are committed to making it easier for our customers ...

Super funds cautious about administration

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... a monopolistic environment." CareSuper chair Cate Wood said the fund found the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) decision to allow the Link Group purchase was interesting. "We viewed it from a fund level about competition but they ...

ACCC approves Federations Centres and Novion merger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose Federation Centres' proposed acquisition of Novion Property Group, paving the way for the new combined group to become a major player in Australia's highly concentrated institutional ...

Cbus delivered last blow before RC interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... initiated an independent governance review to be carried out by former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Graeme Samuel. The Commissioner is due to hand his interim report to the Governor-General on December 15.

Adviser Ratings attracts mostly positive reviews

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... told Financial Standard that Adviser Ratings tracks the comments following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) rules and its own set of rules. "We have detected two false reviews so far," Woods said. The website launched with an ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... out, as is the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator for September. Former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel is slated to speak at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Adelaide and the Northern Territory ...

CBA looks for plaintiffs to assist in remediation process

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... executive director of Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) and a member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Consumer Consultative Committee (ACCCCCC). Advisory firm McGrathNicol has been appointed as independent forensic expert and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... begins. In equities news, the Federal Court is expected to release its judgment in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's case against Coles over shopper docket fuel discounts. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed weaker as worries about ...

The Trust Company buyout receives approval from all regulators

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... of Singapore, where The Trust Company has a licence to operate. Last week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also approved the transaction in a move that was seen as critical for the success of the buyout. The Trust Company has ...