Tag: Competition and Markets Authority
UK: Car hire websites investigated over ‘hidden’ charges
China’s top banking regulator said on Thursday, October 19, that the country will further open up its banking system to foreign investors, who have...
UK: CMA states focus of investment consultants probe
A week ago, the investment consultancies market was referred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by the nation’s Financial Conduct Authority.
On Thursday, September...
UK: CMA fines estate agents’ cartel £370k for rate fixing
A group of estate agents who secretly conspired to keep their fees high to make “as much profit as possible” have been fined £370,000...
UK: Lord Currie to leave the CMA
The chairman of Britain’s competition watchdog said he will step down to allow his successor to tackle Brexit.
Lord David Currie has told the Government...
UK: Fox’s Sky acquisition referred to CMA
On Tuesday, September 12, the UK’s Culture Minister Karen Bradley referred a proposed £11.7 billion (US$13 billion) merger between the Rupert Murdoch-owned 21st Century...
UK: Regulator approves ATM merger
The UK’s competition regulators have given the initial nod to a £350 million (US$460 million) deal between two providers of automated teller machines (ATMs),...
UK: Ofcom could face judicial review over Murdoch’s £11.7bn move for...
Regulator Ofcom is facing a potential legal challenge on its ruling that Sky would remain "fit and proper" to hold a UK broadcasting licence...
UK: Heineken’s Punch deal gets green light
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) preliminary investigation concluded that Heineken’s purchase of Punch Taverns would not damage the chances of Heineken’s competitors selling...
UK: Competition regulator launches crackdown against online gambling firms
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching enforcement action against a number of online gambling operators suspected of breaking consumer law.
The competition regulator...
UK: Watchdog OKs Standard Life-Aberdeen $12 billion merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management the green light.
The body has ‘cleared the...