In the months to come, the European Union plans to introduce legislation which will require technology companies to comply with laws aimed at tackling child sexual abuse, said a top EU official. In an interview to Germany’s Welt am Sonntag… Read More ›
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British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak accepts calls to review Britain’s financial regulations
Following the collapse of the Greensill Capital, British finance minister Rishi Sunak has ordered two immediate reviews of the country’s financial regulation. On Friday, in a letter to a parliamentary committee Sunak said he had accepted its call for reform… Read More ›
Biden Administration expands ban list prohibiting US entities to invest in Chinese companies
In a development that marks the expansion of the scope of the previous US Administration, US President Joe Biden banned US entities from investing in a couple of Chinese companies with alleged links to the Chinese military, through an executive… Read More ›
Chinese regulators impose exemplary fine on Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holdings
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd have been fined an exemplary $2.75 billion (18 billion yuan) by Chinese regulators for violating anti-monopoly rules and abusing its dominant market position; it is the highest antitrust fine ever to be imposed by Chinese regulators… Read More ›
Japan’s antitrust authorities raid Rakuten’s offices
On Monday, officials from Japan’s antitrust authority raided the offices of e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc following complains from online merchants regarding the company’s free shipping policies With the news reaching the market, its shares fell briefly by 3%. Rakuten’s spokeswoman… Read More ›
SEC fines BMO Capital Markets and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co over ADR malpractices
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s efforts to clean up the securities market are paying off. In a statement, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosed, BMO Capital Markets and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co have agreed to pay $3.9 million and $647,000… Read More ›
Italy’s antitrust regulator launches probe into 5 amazon businesses
Italy’s antitrust body has launched a probe into Amazon Services Europe, Amazon Europe Core, Amazon EU, Amazon Italia Services and Amazon Italia Logistica. On Tuesday, in a significant development, Italy’s antitrust authority disclosed it has begun a probe into five… Read More ›
South Korean antitrust regulator KFTC lowers decade old fine on Qualcomm to $200 million
The cut in the fine comes in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling. The Korea Fair Trade Commission has made it clear that it will not tolerate a “monopolist enterprise’s abuse of its market position …” On Thursday, South… Read More ›
Principal Financial Group Inc eyeing to purchase Wells Fargo & Co’s retirement plan services business
If all goes well with the potential deal, worth possibly more than $1 billion, an announcement could be made later this month. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Principal Financial Group Inc is in advanced talks to… Read More ›
WEKO stands by legality of service-after-sales agreements
Basing itself on the conclusions drawn an EU court, the Swiss competition authority has made it clear that such agreements are not indicative of an abuse of market dominance nor were they considered as unacceptable. On Tuesday, WEKO, the… Read More ›