Sentences with phrase «competition watchdog»
A "competition watchdog" refers to an organization or regulatory body that ensures fair competition in the market and prevents anti-competitive practices. They keep an eye on businesses to ensure no company is abusing its power, harming consumers, or restricting competition. Think of them as a protector of fair play and ensuring a level playing field for all businesses. Full definition
According to the federal competition watchdog, it would be one of the largest consumer settlements in Canadian history.
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Ryanair and easyJet have been fined a total of more than $ 1m (# 820,000) by the Italian competition watchdog for mis - selling travel insurance on their websites.
Competition watchdog recommending telecoms regulator ensures new players have fair access to wholesale wireless roaming services, Reuters
It might be time for competition watchdogs in North America to have a similar look at Apple and the NFC issue.
Whether the planned deal will take place or not, depends largely on US competition watchdogs» approval.
The country's competition watchdog suspects both stores have been holding phony mattress sales.
Australia's competition watchdog believes the planned global merger of oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes could give the combined group, and current market leader Schlumberger, too much power.
The Australian competition watchdog pushed out the deadline to September 10, from June 13 previously, Tabcorp said in a statement.
Shares in dairy firm Robert Wiseman have struggled to recover in recent days after Britain's competition watchdog accused the group of fixing milk prices in Scotland.
Australia's competition watchdog wants a strong presence in the future of dairy processing that extends well beyond its role in shaping Saputo's $ 1.3 billion acquisition of Murray Goulburn.
Milk producers have renewed their fierce criticism of low farmgate prices in Britain, as the country's competition watchdog prepares to open an in - depth probe into the market practices of top supermarkets.
The proposed acquisition of Canadian exchange operator TMX Group by a consortium of Canadian financial institutions has won approval from Canada's top securities regulator, potentially clearing the way for approval by the country's main competition watchdog.
It becomes clear from the emails that a key concern is really money: That the decades - old MLS system was created through realtors» annual dues and, at the least, TREB members should be compensated if Ottawa's former competition watchdog proves to be successful in forcing more open access.
SINGAPORE (Reuters)- Singapore's competition watchdog said on Friday that it had reasonable grounds for suspecting competition had been infringed by the agreed deal by ride - hailing firm Uber...
Whether the planned deal will take place or not, depends largely on US competition watchdogs» approval.
** MegaFon, Russia's No. 2 mobile phone company, has obtained clearance from the country's competition watchdog for a potential acquisition of rival Scartel, the regulator said.
The competition watchdog has had its first major win enforcing a new franchising code of conduct, with the Federal Court today fining Pastacup franchisor Morild and co-founder Stuart Bernstein $ 150,000 for a failure to disclose he had been a director of two insolvent entities.
Our competition watchdog is going after retailers for discounting too much.
The fate of Perth companies iiNet and Amcom Telecommunications rests with Sydney competitor TPG Telecom and its reclusive chairman David Teoh, and possibly with the competition watchdog, after a day of surprises.
Petrol prices reached 14 - year low averages in the past year but gross retail margins hit fresh highs, the competition watchdog says.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns regarding Automotive Holdings Group's $ 43 million sale of its Covs Parts business to GPC Asia Pacific, which already operates the Repco chain.
Perth Airport was given an overall «satisfactory» quality of service rating by the competition watchdog, while passengers rated the airport's service quality as «good».
The competition watchdog plans to grant a regulatory exemption to WA Chip & Pulp Co, which will allow the Japanese - owned woodchip exporter to continue its partnership with international grain trader Bunge at the Port of Bunbury.
The competition watchdog says it won't oppose Vocus Communications» proposed acquisition of Nextgen Networks, plus two development projects, for up to $ 861 million.
Grain handling cooperative CBH Group has opened itself up to increased competition in the provision of grain transport services, following a review by the competition watchdog.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns over South32's proposed $ US200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy Corporation's Metropolitan Colliery in NSW, on the grounds that it may lessen competition in the region.
The competition watchdog has proposed to cut prices that other operators pay Telstra to use its copper network to provide telecommunication services to consumers.
Premier Colin Barnett has voiced his opposition to The West Australian's proposed purchase of The Sunday Times as the competition watchdog raised concerns of its own.
The competition watchdog has further delayed its decision on the $ 9 billion takeover of rail and ports giant Asciano, after receiving complaints that the deal would reduce competition in the container logistics business.
It therefore has a lot of incentive to play nice, which is another way of saying that regulators, competition watchdogs and government have plenty of reasons to be wary of any such partnerships.
Britain's competition watchdog has fined Pfizer a record 84.2 million pounds ($ 107 million) for its role in ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 %.
The competition watchdog is launching an investigation into an arrangement between the two tech giants.
The competition watchdog has warned that the privatisation process for Fremantle Ports could deliver a high price to government, but that it may come at the expense of port users.
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has begun an investigation into Apple Inc's arrangement with Amazon for purchasing audiobooks, the competition watchdog said in a statement on Monday.
The competition watchdog has raised some concerns but is satisfied punters have choice over where to place their bets.
The Federal Court sided with the competition watchdog and CrownBet, which appealed the approval of the Tabcorp and Tatts merger.
Gaming giant Tabcorp is seeking to bypass the competition watchdog by taking its $ 11 billion takeover proposal with Tatts direct to a higher authority.
A former Asda executive has slammed the supermarket's proposed merger with Sainsbury's, and said the competition watchdog should block the deal.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation accused Facebook and Google of «anti-competitive practices» in one of dozens of submissions to a probe of the tech giants released Thursday by Australia's competition watchdog.
In a speech in Sydney on Thursday, Mr Sims will warn Australian firms that the competition watchdog will not protect them from competition from new players such as Amazon - even if it means some firms will fail.
The competition watchdog will allow Amazon to undercut local businesses with ultra-low prices when it enters the Australian market as early as this month in a blow to retailers hoping the regulator would intervene to protect them from the $ US530 billion giant.