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ACCC updates media merger guidelines for digital age
The competition regulator on Wednesday released updated guidelines for media merger reviews, saying key to its analysis would be competition and media diversity, the impact of new technology and access to premium content.
Banks sidestep ACCC ruling on Apple Pay, join forces on app
Having failed to get the competition regulator's OK to jointly bargain with Apple Pay, three of Australia's largest banks are banding together to create their own smartphone app.
ASIC wins $1M in first fine for breach of best interests
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won a $1 million penalty against a financial advice firm for breaching the so-called best interest duty, the first ever penalty imposed for such a violation.
Rod Sims ready to net big fish with ACCC’s new powers
The likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon could find themselves in the crosshairs of a newly empowered Australian competition regulator, and Rod Sims wants to move fast, the chairman told Lawyerly.
NBN complaints skyrocket, ACCC report says
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman about the National Broadband Network increased 79 percent in the past year, even when new additions to the network were taken into account, according to a new report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Aft says Reckitt suit over Maxigesic ads too hard to swallow
Aft Pharmaceuticals has denied claims brought by consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser that ads for Aft's over-the-counter painkiller Maxigesic are misleading and causing harm to Reckitt's brand.
Judge fines computer shop $750k for misleading consumers
A federal court judge has ordered Australian computer retailer MSY Technology to cough up $750,000 for misrepresenting consumers rights to remedies on faulty products.
ASIC, banks delay rate rigging trial again as talks continue
The trial against three of Australia's biggest banks over alleged interest rate rigging was pushed back again on Wednesday after lawyers for National Australia Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group told the Federal Court they were still in settlement talks with the securities regulator.
Corporate penalties to triple under new proposal
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission could get more teeth under a new proposal by a Turnbull government taskforce released Tuesday, with penalties for corporate crime tripling from $1 million to $3 million.
ANZ settles with ASIC on eve of trial
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. has reached an 11th-hour deal with the securities regulator over allegations of interest rate rigging.