iTWire Friday, 30 April 2021 10:31 NZ Commerce Commission seeks views on regulatory priorities for energy networks, airports
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New Zealand’s competition enforcement agency The Commerce Commission is seeking public views on how it should prioritise its regulatory work program in a move aimed at helping the energy and airport sectors address upcoming issues including the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy and managing any continuing impact of COVID-19.
The Commission has published an open letter canvassing the views and says responses to the letter will inform its regulatory work as it seeks to provide “certainty to businesses while delivering long-term benefits for consumers” in accordance with its mandate under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.
iTWire Thursday, 29 April 2021 11:17 ACCC authorises Country Press Australia collective bragaining with Google, Facebook Featured Country Press Australia representing independent regional, local newspapers
Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC, has granted interim authorisation for Country Press Australia (CPA) members to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google over payments to publishers for their news content that appears on the platforms.
CPA - an industry body that represents the interests of independent regional and local newspapers throughout Australia - currently represents 81 members and 160 regional newspapers, which provide local news to regional communities in print and online.
One of the 23 recommendations made by the ACCC’s 2019
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iTWire Thursday, 29 April 2021 14:00 Sarah Court appointed deputy chair of corporate regulator, ASIC Featured Sarah Court, newly appointed Deputy Chair of ASIC
ACCC Commissioner Sarah Court has been appointed to the position of Deputy Chair at Australia’s national corporate, markets, financial services and consumer credit regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC),
The Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, announced Commisson Court’s appointment on Thursday, with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Rod Sims saying her appointment to ASIC was “a well-deserved reflection of the experience, expertise, and wisdom Sarah brings to the table,”
“ASIC’s gain is very much our loss. Sarah was first appointed as an ACCC Commissioner in May 2008 and reappointed for an impressive third term in 2018,” Sims said.
iTWire Wednesday, 28 April 2021 10:10 Cyrus Adaggra joins Equinix as VP corporate development Featured Cyrus Adaggra, VP Corporate Developmen, Equinix
Former Telstra executive Cyrus Adaggra has joined Equinix to take up the role of Vice President of Corporate Development.
Based in Sydney, Adaggra will lead the Equinix Asia-Pacific Corporate Development team in driving the company s growth strategy to expand its footprint in existing and new markets across the region.
With more than 20 years’ experience in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), financial strategy and corporate development, Adaggra was most recently with Telstra, where over the last 10 years he led several M&A projects, as well as large and complex cross-enterprise strategic initiatives.