Tag: Competition
UK: Leaseholders to get compensation after antitrust probe
Homeowners who were mis-sold leasehold properties may be able to get compensation after the competition watchdog announced it will investigate the issue, reported the...
EU: Vestager wants a competitive approach to environmental policy
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, a Liberal candidate to be the next Commission President, believes the key to improving Europe’s environment and fighting climate...
Brazil: Regulator launches another fintech probe
Brazil’s competition authority is investigating whether Bradesco, one of the country’s largest banks, broke competition rules by restricting a financial management app from accessing...
Philippines: Competition body probes power producers over outages
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) announced Monday, April 22, it would look into allegations of collusion or abuse of dominance among power producers after...
Australia/US: Competition watchdog teams up with FBI to fight cartels
Australia's competition watchdog has entered an agreement with the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation to strengthen its work combating anti-competitive behaviour.
Australian Competition and...
Netherlands: Watchdog to Investigate Apple Store
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced on Thursday, April 11, that it will investigate whether Apple abuses its position in the...
UK: Construction suppliers accused of “cartel” behavior to raise prices
Acting on a tip-off, UK antitrust regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating three groundworks products suppliers for alleged “cartel” behavior intended...
EU: German EC candidate calls for “political” competition rules
According to the Financial Times, Manfred Weber, a German MEP and “lead candidate” for the European People’s Party wants the next European Commission to...
EU: Spain and Portugal hold annual bilateral competition meeting
Portugal’s antitrust regulator the AdC and Spain’s regulator the CNMC met in the 8th Bilateral Meeting between the countries. During the meeting, the authorities...
Australia: ACCC ends cartel probe into Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC
The Australian competition regulator has chosen not to pursue a Labor-backed probe into possible illegal collusion between the big four consulting firms Deloitte, EY,...
