Tag: ACCC
Australia: Google Refuses regulators call for scrutiny
Alphabet’s Google has rejected calls by Australia’s competition regulator for tougher scrutiny of its operations, denying that it enjoys market power in online searches...
Australia: Regulator to probe Big Four accounting “cartel”
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has opened an inquiry into whether Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC have been engaging in anti-competitive behaviour
The...
Australia: Cryosite to pay AUD$1.05M for “gun jumping” cartel conduct
The Federal Court has ordered Cryosite Limited to pay AUD$1.05 million in penalties for engaging in cartel conduct in its asset sale agreement with...
Australia: ACCC will keep pressure on Google and Facebook
According to a report from the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, Rod Sims says Facebook and Google must shoulder...
Australia: Hird joins Therium Capital Management from the ACCC
Therium Capital Management, a global provider of litigation finance, announced Wednesday, January 30, that Louise Hird was appointed to the firm as an investment...
Australia: ACCC warns “arrogant” business sector of huge fines
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims has slammed the corporate sector as arrogant and warned companies that mislead consumers to expect...
Australia: ACCC delays TPG-Vodafone merger decision
In a statement on Thursday morning, December 13, Australian Competition and Consumer Competition (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims cast serious doubts over the future of...
Australia: ACCC wants a regulator for Google, Facebook
Australia’s competition watchdog on Monday, December 10, recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook and...
Australia: Goulburn boss Gary Helou fined after Federal Court settlement approval
The Federal Court has approved a settlement reached between agricultural cooperative Murray Goulburn and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which will see...
Australia: ACCC identifies concerns about Bingo acquisition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a statement of issues raising preliminary competition concerns about Bingo’s proposed acquisition of Dial-a-Dump.
Bingo and...
