Speaking at the annual UniSA/ACCC Competition Law and Economics Workshop, ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, outlined three key competition challenges

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, has just delivered his annual address to the Law Council of Australia Business Law Section’s Competition and Consumer Workshop.

The AFR reports that Sims will press the federal government for tougher merger laws, including changes to shop big banks buying emerging fintechs. Specific proposals are expected in 2021.

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, has spoken to the National Press Club on ‘Tackling Market Power in the Covid-19 Era’.

Rod Sims, Competition issues in infrastructure and changes since COVID-19 (speech)

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, made a speech to the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) yesterday, addressing (in part) concerns about the ‘growing economic power and influence of the digital platforms’, observing that regulators must keep pace with their development.

The ACCC has launched an action against Google alleging misleading conduct in relation to the expanded use of personal data:

In her new podcast, Trust Exercise, Dr Katharine Kemp interviews ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, asking the question ‘Can we trust the free market to deliver?’

Speaking to The Guardian, ACCC chair, Rod Sims, said he would welcome the continuation of the AAP in some form and that if there was a bidder the ACCC would be ‘watching to ensure there were no inappropriate impediments to sale’.

Speaking in a webcast with the AFR, ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, said that the ACCC was working with businesses to authorise cooperation to support the community during the current crisis, but that competition has a critical role to play post COVID-19.

In his annual speech to the Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) speech, ACCC Chair Rod Sims set out the ACCC enforcement priorities for 2020.

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, has spoken at the RBB Economics Forum, calling for greater recognition of the ‘economic costs of allowing anti-competitive mergers. He also spoke about improving the effectiveness of consumer laws.

In a speech to the Consumer Policy Research Conference, ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, warned that the acquisition of smaller rivals by digital platforms may threaten consumer choice and privacy.

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, has defended the ACCC’s proposal to amend the merger provision in the Competition and Consumer Act to require certain additional factors to be taken into account when assessing the likely competitive impact of mergers.

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, has addressed the Australasian Transport Research Forum today, speaking on a range of subject issues.

See ACCC, 'The dangers of monopolists without constraint' (Media release, 30 September 2019) and Rod Sims, 'ACCC perspectives on transport issues' (address at the Australasian Transport Research Forum, 30 September 2019).

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, has expressed concern about a lack of competition in retail banking and stated that he would be speaking to the Treasurer about the scope of the next regular ACCC inquiry into the sector.

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, has delivered his annual address to the Law Council of Australia’s (Competition and Consumer Committee) Workshop in Melbourne.

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, delivered an address to the Melbourne Press Club about the Digital Platforms Inquiry. The focus is, naturally enough, recommendations relating to media, but it includes some broader discussion about the core recommendations and about ongoing investigations into Facebook and Google.