The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has will not oppose Woodside Petroleumâs $41 billion acquisition of BHP Petroleum International, saying the oil and gas giant would have no incentive to reduce domestic gas supply.
Former ANZ super fund subsidiary OnePath overcharged more than $4 million in superannuation fees, according to regulatory action launched by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Tuesday.
General Motors is facing a lawsuit by a Holden car dealer who allegedly suffered up to $9.26 million in financial loss following the car maker’s decision to pull the iconic brand in Australia.
Gilbert + Tobin senior partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb has been nominated to become the first female chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Burger giant Hungry Jack’s has lost its bid to have McDonald’s hand over test results showing the âpre-cookedâ weight of its Big Mac beef patties, with a judge finding they were not relevant to whether the rivalâs Big Jack burger had 25 per cent âmore Aussie beefâ.
A senior ACCC officer has been grilled on whether staff training on criminal cartel investigations was âinadequateâ while the competition regulator ran a cartel probe into ANZâs $2.5 billion share placement in 2016.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched proceedings against online book retailer Booktopia for allegedly making false or misleading statements about consumers’ rights to refunds for faulty books.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has agreed to pay a $25 million penalty to resolve proceedings by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging the bank short-changed hundreds of thousands of customers to the tune of $200 million.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has opposed BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellisâ request for court permission to manage another company, saying he should wait until the ACCCâs price-fixing case against him has been decided.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the $23.6 billion takeover of Sydney Airport by an international consortium of investors, finding further consolidation is unlikely to lessen competition in a market which is already a “natural monopoly”.