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Showing 71 - 80 of 212 results for "Australian Competition and Consumer Commission"

Doubts over Link bid for Pillar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission believes the sale of Pillar Administration to Link Group would reduce competition in superannuation. The commission said the sale would entrench Link's dominant position in super administration, resulting ...

Life Insurance Code targets self-regulation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... input of external medical specialists, the definitions will be submitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for approval. "Life insurers have come together to develop the Life Insurance Code of Practice as a demonstration of just how ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... Australian arm of diversified natural resource company Glencore Agriculture. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose the proposed acquisitions of a 40% and 9.99% interest in Glencore Agriculture. Both the Canada ...

IFM and QIC to compete for Port of Melbourne

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... respective consortium bids to acquire the 50-year lease of the Port of Melbourne. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose the two separate proposals after carefully considering potential cross-ownership interests ...

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 ...