M&J Group and two of its staff handed penalties by the Competition and Markets Authority

The Japan Fair Trade Commission imposed fines totaling about ¥1.6 billion on 37 of the firms.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) — The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) will strengthen protection and provide rewards to whistleblowers who provide information on cartel activities or bid-rigging practices, following amendments to the Competition Act 2010 (Act 712) and the Competition Commission Act 2010 (Act 713). MyCC chief executive officer Datuk Iskandar Ismail said stronger protection was crucial as cartel activities typically occurred secretly and behind the scenes, requiring the cooperation of whistleblowers connected to companies or consumers. “Previously, protection did exist, but it was insufficient. Now we are further enhancing the protection in addition to providing rewards. “There were complainants […]

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The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC，公正取引委員会) stated that, in large-scale condominium repair works in the Kantō region, design consultancy companies and construction companies had predetermined the companies intended to receive contracts and cooperated by submitting higher quotations or refraining from submitting quotations, allowing particular companies to secure the works and constituting bid rigging in violation of the Antimonopoly Act. The commission issued “cease and desist orders” (排除措置命令) to 38 companies, requiring them to cease the conduct and take measures to prevent recurrence, and imposed administrative surcharges totalling more than 1.637 billion JPY on 37 companies.

An oral history of the most important deal in sports TV history, when Rupert Murdoch and Fox stole the NFL and John Madden out from under the Big Three networks, created the modern pregame show, inven...

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New Zealand's Commerce Commission chair Dr John Small said illegal bid-rigging is costing taxpayers around $360 million a year. The regulator has launched a fresh crackdown on cartel behavior in public procurement.

The Commerce Commission has exposed a $360m a year price‑tag on illegal bid‑rigging in public procurement, prompting a sweep of colluding suppliers and a dry reminder that even banks can’t escape the cost of misbeh…

The Commerce Commission says illegal bid-rigging in public procurement is costing New Zealand taxpayers around $360 million a year.

Chair Dr John Small said illegal bid-rigging was costing taxpayers around $360 million a year.

The Commerce Commission says illegal bid-rigging in public procurement is costing New Zealand taxpayers around $360 million a year.

Days after a search warrant alleging potential bid-rigging and financial crimes by the City of Pittsburgh was unsealed, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said on Friday that “people will be charged.” Zappala’s statement, made following a news conference held to discuss potholes and repaving at Pittsburgh Mills,

UN SUSPENDS FOOD-VENDING CONTRACTOR PENDING PROBE INTO BID-RIGGING New York, Oct 21 2005 6:00PM A United Nations spokesman today announced the suspension of Eurest Support Services (ESS) as a registered…

CCPC searches solar panel firms in bid-rigging probe, supported by Gardaí. Whistleblowers urged to come forward.

A high-powered lunch three years ago at an Eat’n Park kicked off the criminal investigation into alleged bid-rigging in Pittsburgh’s City Hall, according to a whistleblower who said he was there. Dan Friedson, who was City Council’s lawyer, said he was invited by council members Anthony Coghill and Theresa Kail-Smith

Investigation centres on anticompetitive behaviour and bid rigging

Investigation centres on anticompetitive behaviour and bid rigging

Bid-rigging is an illegal practice where competing businesses secretly collude to determine the winner of a tender process.

Bid-rigging is an illegal practice where competing businesses secretly collude to determine the winner of a tender process.

Irish competition authorities have raided businesses in the solar panel industry amid what’s described as an ongoing investigation into suspected breaches of competition law involving potential bid-ri...