Tag: Regulator
UK: Regulator rebrands to Pay.UK
Pay.UK, the retail payments authority (formerly known as the New Payment System Operator / NPSO), announced on Thursday, October 18, that it has published...
Thailand: Regulator blocks US$4b sale of Engie’s Glow to PTT
Thailand’s energy regulator has blocked PTT's bid to acquire power firm Glow Energy from France’s Engie for up to US$4 billion, reported Reuters.
The deal, first...
Portugal: Regulator conducts dawn raids on advertising companies
The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência – AdC) confirmed that it carried out dawn raids in the last few days at the premises...
Italy: Regulator opens Luxottica-Barberini buy probe
The Italian antitrust authority (AGCM) announced it opened a probe into Luxottica's acquisition of top sunglasses maker Barberini.
Luxottica, the world's largest spectacles manufacturer, completed...
Japan: Ex-Regulator opens antitrust boutique after exit from Mori Hamada
Former investigator for the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), Tsuyoshi Ikeda, has left Japanese “Big Four” law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto to start...
EU: Regulator opens Facebook cyberattack probe
According to Reuters, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) announced on Wednesday, October 3, that it has launched an investigation into the breach that...
A History of Competition: The Impact of Antitrust on Hong Kong’s...
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A History of Competition: The Impact of Antitrust on Hong Kong's Telecommunications Markets
By Sandra Marco Colino (The Chinese University...
South Africa: Regulator considers regulating internet data prices
According to Reuters, South Africa is considering regulating the price of internet data as part of efforts to bring costs down and shore up...
Switzerland: Regulator will not investigate watchmakers
Swiss competition authority WEKO has declined to open a formal investigation into watchmakers over the supply of spare parts for independent watch repair shops.
According...
Switzerland: Regulator to ease rules for fintech firms
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) is planning to loosen antimoney laundering rules for smaller financial technology firms, part of a drive to...