Acquirer(s)
- Members Australia Credit Union Ltd
Target(s)
- Dependable Credit Union Ltd
Summary
On 26 March 2002, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority informed the Commission of the transfer of the entire business of the Dependable Credit Union Ltd to Members Australia Credit Union.Market definition
Financial services in New South Wales.Competition analysis
On 9 April 2002, the Commission decided that it would not oppose the proposed merger between the Dependable Credit Union and the Members Australia Credit Union.On 26 March 2002 the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority informed the Commission of the transfer of the entire business of the Dependable Credit Union to the Members Australia Credit Union.
The Dependable Credit Union has its operations based in Sydney. The Members Australia Credit Union has operations in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT.
Credit unions offer a broad range of financial services. Credit unions offer a similar range of products to banks and building societies.
The proposed merger will not cross the Commission's concentration thresholds for either the exercise of unilateral market power or combined market power for the provision of financial services, and therefore a substantial lessening of competition is unlikely to occur.
Merger type
Horizontal
Guidelines thresholds
Unknown
Imports above 10%
Unknown
Initiation
Other
ANZSIC code
7323