ACCC releases initial comments on Harper Review
Competition regulator supports panel’s desire to open more sectors to competition
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Higher standards needed for life insurance industry
ASIC review of 200 advice files finds more than a third not compliant in prioritising consumer needs
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Australian Consumer News Weekly Wrap Up
Australian Consumer News Stories that have caught our eye this week
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‘Public interest rather than pharmacy interest’ – CHF on the Competition Policy Review
Do current pharmacy location and ownership rules serve public interest?
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CBA to return $2.2m in expired travel card funds to consumers
Bank also agrees with ASIC to make changes to travel card policies
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CHOICE warns that proposal for sports drinks health claims will mislead consumers
FSANZ considering allowing sports drinks to bypass consumer test for labelling
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ACCAN Launches Research into Australians’ Use of Apps
Study illustrates how consumers negotiate tensions between being customers and being products
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Australian Consumer News Wrap Up
Australian Consumer News Stories that have caught our eye this week
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Financial Rights Legal Centre wins grant to develop financial stress web service
Site will generate legal letters for individuals involved in dispute resolution
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Zen Telecom to pay $225,000 for telemarketing breaches of the ACL
Zen Telecom made misleading representations during telemarketing calls through false affiliation with Telstra
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Study finds Australian pensioners worse off than Eastern Europeans
CPSA calls on politicians to reject Government bid to raise pension age
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Proposed grocery code goes some way to addressing unfair practices
ACCC called for issues around enforceability and coverage to be addressed due to unfair practices in the grocery sector
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