Tag: watchdog
Japan Watchdog Raids Johnson & Johnson’s Over Alleged Antitrust Violation
The Japan unit of US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and a Tokyo-based firm selling medical products were searched by the country’s antitrust watchdog...
Australian Watchdog Is Concerned Over Endeavour’s Beachfront Hotel Buy
Endeavour Group’s market clout in liquor retailing through its powerful chains of Dan Murphy’s and BWS stores means its plan to expand in Darwin...
EU Watchdog Updates State Aid Rules To Boost Broadband Rollout
EU competition regulators have revised state aid rules to make it easier for European Union countries to finance the rollout of fast-speed broadband, key...
French Data Watchdog Mulls $6 Million Fine For Apple
Apple should face a 6 million euro ($6.3 million) fine for breach of privacy rules, the top advisor to French data protection authority's sanction...
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 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...
EU Watchdog Charges Deutsche Bank, Rabobank Over Bond Cartel
On Tuesday the European Union antitrust regulators charged Deutsche Bank and Rabobank with taking part in a government bond cartel, which comes as the...
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...
Irish Watchdog Fines Meta For Violations Of Europe’s Data Privacy Law
Meta has been fined roughly $275 million by Ireland’s data privacy regulator for failing to prevent hackers from siphoning off personal information from more...
Avianca, Viva Appeal Colombian Watchdog Merger Denial
Colombian airlines Avianca and Viva have appealed to the aviation regulator after it denied their plan to merge, proposing steps to allay its concerns,...