Series 2, Episode 5: Antitrust

In the fifth episode of the Compliance Clarified podcast Susannah Hammond is joined by Helen Chan and Todd Ehret to discuss the wide-ranging implications for financial services firms and their compliance officers arising from antitrust issues. Antitrust rules and requirements around the world are all aimed at preventing anti-competitive behaviour and possible abuse of a dominant market position. Cases in Asia, the U.S. and Europe are all highlighted alongside other aspects including data, its use and possible abuse in a dominant market position and its emergence as a systemic risk in its own right. And then also concentration risk from both the use of the cloud and concentration of ownership. As discussed in the podcast here are a couple of articles by Helen and Susannah: EU Commission fines of 371m euros imposed on investment banks for participating in cartel for European government bondshttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/susannahhammond_bond-cartel-sanctions-spotlight-antitrust-activity-6811215412605263872-7UjC. Antitrust crackdown on exclusionary conducthttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/helenhchan_antitrust-crackdown-on-exclusionary-conduct-activity-6800978831378411520-RHZP