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UK Crypto Regulation Looks Into Ad Practices

After months of debate, the U.K.’s crypto regulatory framework is taking shape. On Wednesday (Dec. 7), the U.K.’s House of Commons debated the Financial Services...

UK Aims To Boost Competition In Its Financial Services Sector

The British government plans to amend the law to make financial services more competitive. In a Thursday (Dec. 8) letter addressed to Bank of England...
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UK Watchdog Fines BMW For Failure To Meet Data Request

The UK's antitrust regulator fined BMW 30,000 pounds ($36,519) plus a further daily penalty of 15,000 pounds on Thursday over a disputed information request...

UK Regulator Prepares Clamp Down On Crypto

The FCA has proposed new measures to clamp down on unfair or misleading financial marketing. The proposals, outlined in a consultation paper published on Tuesday...

UK Watchdog Is Worried Hearing-Aid Deal Could Raise Prices

The merger of 2 leading providers of hearing implants could lead to higher prices for the NHS, and reduced quality and slower innovation for...

UK Regulator Hits Barclays With Fine

The UK’s payments regulator has fined Barclays 8.4 million pounds ($10.26 million). In a Thursday (Dec. 1) press release, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) said it...

UK Regulator Says BBC Can Grow iPlayer Content

UK media regulator Ofcom has given the BBC a green light to add more archive content to its BBC iPlayer on-demand offering. At the same...
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UK Watchdog Says Streaming Music Is Fair To Both Consumers &...

UK's competition regulator has said that a concentration of power in the hands of a music streaming services and record labels is not hurting...

Cryptocurrency Fraud Rose By 32% UK Regulators Warn

Cryptocurrency fraud rose by 32% in the UK over the last year, part of a larger fraud “epidemic” that began during the pandemic as...

UK Competition Regulator Closes Bouygues-Equans Probe

The Competition and Markets Authority has closed its investigation into French industrial giant Bouygues’ acquisition of construction-services firm Equans for €6.1bn. Bouygues agreed to acquire...
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