Tag: CMA
UK: CMA targets companies for using big data to harm customers
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) is looking for companies which are using big data to rip off vulnerable consumers after Greg Clark, business...
UK: CMA Panel appointments confirmed
On Thursday, September 27, Business Secretary Greg Clark confirmed two appointments to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) panel.
Martin Coleman has been appointed as...
UK: CMA reveals concerns in Asda/Sainsbury’s merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday, September 27, released information in a detailed explanation of why it last week announced it would...
UK: Mercer attacks CMA over “flawed” data
Investment consultancy Mercer has criticized the UK’s competition watchdog for using flawed data in its analysis of the institutional advisory and fiduciary sectors, reported...
UK: PayPal-iZettle deal probed
As reported by the Financial Times, the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), stated, in what is known as an...
UK: Heathrow hit with CMA fine
Heathrow Airport will pay a £1.6m ($2.3m) fine for restricting competition on parking prices in a lease with the operator of a Terminal 5...
UK: CMA looks into US$5.4b CME-NEX deal
UK antitrust regulators have kicked off an inquiry into whether they should approve exchange giant CME Group's £3.9 billion (US$5.4 billion) purchase of Michael...
UK: Probe could force Sainsbury to halt Asda merger
Sainsbury's boss has warned that regulators could force Britain’s second-largest supermarket to pull out of its proposed merger with rival Asda.
Last month, the Competition...
UK: CMA chief Coscelli highlights Apple and Starbucks in speech
According to Bloomberg, Amazon and Starbucks were picked out by Britain’s top competition enforcer in a warning over tax structures that may help big...
UK: Ping golf clubs case upheld
The Competition Tribunal’s judgment dismissed an appeal by the golf club manufacturer against the CMA’s decision to fine it for breaching competition law and...