Business Premium ComCom clears Paymark sale Regulator’s concerns on competition soothed, allowing banks to offload electronic payments infrastructure. Tim Hunter Fri, 02 Nov 2018 paymarkIngenicoCommerce CommissionMark Berry
Regulator sticks its guns in air cargo cartel dispute with Air NZ The airline yesterday renewed its bid to have the case dropped. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissionLaw & CourtsMark BerryAir New Zealandcargo cartel
Oji Holdings cleared to acquire CHH Pulp & Paper Japan's Oji Holdings Corp has been granted antitrust approval to acquire Carter Holt Harvey's pulp, paper and packaging businesses from billionaire Grae Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissionGraeme HartMark BerryBusinessDeskOji Holdings
Reserve Bank clears IAG Lumley takeover The Reserve Bank has approved Insurance Australia Group to buy Wesfarmer’s Lumley General Insurance unit, which would give New Zealand’s biggest general insurer a boost to market share. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissionInsurancemergerMark BerryIAGlumleyBusinessDeskLumley GeneralWesfarmer
UPDATED: Telecom cleared to buy last 4G spectrum lot Telecom Corp. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 TelecomCommerce CommissionMark Berry4GAmy AdamsBusinessDeskTelecom CEO Simon Moutter
Commerce Commission seeks more farmers for swaps case The Commerce Commission says farmers concerned about the way their interest rate swaps were sold to them have until the end of the month to contact the regulator otherwise they may miss out on fu Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissionbankingMark BerryBusinessDeskregulatory policy and organisationinterest rate swaps
NZ regulator clears IAG to buy Wesfarmer’s Lumley underwriting business The Commerce Commission has cleared Insurance Australia Group to buy Wesfarmer's Lumley General Insurance unit, giving New Zealand's biggest general insurer a boost to market share. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissionInsuranceMark BerryIAGBusinessDeskmerger or acquisitionregulatory policy and organisationWesfarmers’ LumleyLumley General
Commerce Commission delays court filings in interest rates swap case The Commerce Commission has pushed out its deadline to file proceedings against three Australian-owned banks over their sale of interest rate swap contracts to farmers, saying it's looking at ne Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissionbankingAgricultureMark BerryBusinessDeskinterest rateregulatory policy and organisationinterest rate swaps
CSR and Brickworks cleared to merge NZ businesses The merger reduces the number of major clay brick suppliers in New Zealand to two from three. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissionMark BerryBusinessDeskCSR NZBrickworks NZ
‘Gardening Club’ freight cartel participant, Kuehne + Nagel, fined $3.1m Kuehne + Nagel International, the Swiss logistics company, has been fined $3.1 million plus costs for its part in the so-called "Gardening Club" freight forwarding cartel case brought by the Com Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Commerce CommissiontransportLitigationMark BerryBusinessDeskregulatory policy and organisation
