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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 ...

IOOF determined to get a slice of the trust pie

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... up recommending its shareholders to vote for the Perpetual offer. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted an investigation over concerns that Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company could damage market competition ...

ACCC approves Perpetual offer for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the Perpetual buyout offer for The Trust Company as the acquisition "is unlikely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition in any relevant market." The decision came after ...

The Trust Company to consider IOOF offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... key to the IOOF offer is the fact that is not conditional on the approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) at a time when Perpetual is waiting for the ACCC to determine whether or not its offer would damage market competition. ...

EQT takes the hit on the battle for Trust

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... the Perpetual offer to its shareholders. However, EQT brought the proposal to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the grounds that it could damage competition in the trustee market. The ACCC will release the conclusions of its ...