David Shaharudin is a Principal Investigator with the New Zealand Commerce Commission. Previously, he was a consultant with Compass Lexecon, based in Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to joining Compass Lexecon, he worked as a case officer within the Competition Enforcement branch of the Office of Fair Trading. David holds a Bcom (hons) degree in economics from the University of Canterbury (New Zealand), an MSc in economics from Birkbeck (London), and an MLS in commercial law from the University of Auckland (New Zealand).
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Summary The Competition Commission has recently invited consultation on its proposed remedies to improve competition in the payment protection insurance (PPI) market. The Competition Commission designed the proposed remedies to overcome a “point-of-sale” advantage that suppliers of loans enjoy. (...)
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Summary On 18 September 2008 Lloyds TSB announced that it was to purchase HBOS, in a move that would create the UK’s largest retail bank . Although such a merger would normally cause serious competition concerns, the Government is reported to have assured Lloyds that the deal would not be (...)
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Summary The OFT has issued a Statement of Objections alleging that certain supermarkets and dairy processors colluded to fix the prices of milk, cheese and butter,. Some of those players have now admitted their involvement and have agreed to pay individual penalties that collectively reach (...)
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Summary The OFT has uncovered an alleged collusive agreement between large supermarkets and dairy processors to fix the prices of milk, butter and cheese. The OFT has estimated the price fixing cost consumers £270 million. The horizontal and vertical nature of the alleged collusion suggests a (...)
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