Category: Global Blogs

US: DOJ, AmEx face off over swipe fees (Competition Policy International)

American Express is expected in court today in a lawsuit filed by the US government against the credit card giant’s swipe fees.

According to reports, the Department of Justice is fighting AmEx’s policy that prohibits its merchants from encouraging their customers from using credit cards with lower processing fees; American Express …read more

Weekly Roundup – Week of June 30 (Competition Policy International)

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A roundup of last week’s newsworthy job changes, agency hires and law firm openings across the antitrust world.

Singapore Joins the World In Fighting International Cartels (Competition Policy International)

CPI Asia Column edited by Vanessa Zhang (Global Economics Group) presents:

Singapore Joins the World In Fighting International CartelsChester Toh (Partner, Rajah & Tann)*

Click here for a pdf version of this article.

On May 27, 2014, the Competition Commission of Singapore …read more

Australia: Casino sale has ACCC worried (Competition Policy International)

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has expressed concern over the proposed sale of the Reef Hotel Casino, releasing a statement this week suggesting the buyer of the resort would hold a monopoly in the region.

According to reports, the ACCC is concerned that Aquis Reef Holdings’ acquisition of the hotel …read more