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Financial Services
January 20, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
Antitrust, Technology
January 20, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers
North America
Artificial Intelligence
January 20, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
Antitrust View More
January 21, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
In rejecting a standalone AI Act in favor of a light-touch, piecemeal approach, India is gambling on existing laws and compulsory licensing to foster growth while balancing emerging risks and citizen safety as... (more story)
January 21, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: The New Zealand government has agreed to amend the Electricity Industry Act 2010 to equip the country’s electricity regulator with the tools needed to maintain a fair and competitive market, a se... (more story)
January 21, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Four major South Korean banks — KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Woori and Hana Bank — have been fined a combined 272 billion won ($184 million) by the country’s competition regulator for colluding over loan... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 21, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday that the nuclear fusion research and development plan will start in earnest this year, with the aim of advancing the timeline for commerci... (more story)
January 21, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Japan’s economy and education ministries on Wednesday held a meeting on making the country’s universities more globally competitive by reforming institutional management and turning universities ... (more story)
January 21, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo
Asia
South Korea’s AI Basic Act goes into full force on Thursday after a rushed legislative process inspired partly by the EU AI Act, but it is already facing questions over its relevance, authority and credibility... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 21, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Medical technology company GE Healthcare Technologies’ plan to acquire medical imaging software provider Intelerad will be reviewed by the Australian antitrust regulator. In a statement on Wednes... (more story)
January 21, 2026 | Saloni Sinha
Oceania
Australia’s competition watchdog has escalated Ampol’s proposed acquisition of EG Australia to a Phase 2 review, warning the deal could substantially lessen competition in retail fuel markets. The Australian C... (more story)
January 21, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Ampol Retail's move to acquire retail sites operated by EG Australia has become the first deal to be referred to a Phase 2 review under Australia’s new mandatory merger regime, the competition r... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 21, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: China’s internet regulators in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, conducted 259 enforcement interviews and imposed penalties on 15 companies in 2025 as part of a crackdown on network govern... (more story)
January 21, 2026 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
Three Brazilian authorities have asked X to implement measures to prevent the creation of inappropriate third-party content, including sexually explicit photos and videos depicting individuals under the age of... (more story)
January 20, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
A Vermont Superior Court judge focused his questions Tuesday on whether concerns about social media involve consumer protection law or product liability law as he heard arguments involving TikTok’s motion to d... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
January 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
Generic and biosimilar manufacturers and the US Solicitor General have warned that a Supreme Court holding against Hikma Pharmaceuticals could dismantle the generic drug market. But with so-called “skinny labe... (more story)
January 20, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
UK lawmakers are investigating the current state of IP crime and counterfeiting, with the aim of gathering recommendations before the Intellectual Property Office fleshes out its next five-year strategy on the... (more story)
January 20, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan’s Osaka District Court dismissed a patent damages suit by a Japanese taxi operator against DiDi Mobility Japan, finding that DiDi’s platform-style dispatch model fell outside the scope of a Japanese patent.
Financial Crime View More
January 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK's new Report Fraud service designed to transform how victims and businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland report cyber crime and fraud and how law enforcement and industry res... (more story)
January 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: VR-Bank Bad Salzungen Schmalkalden eG has been fined €325,000 by Germany's financial regulator, BaFin, for anti-money laundering failures. The regulator said the bank failed to properly send susp... (more story)
January 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Plans to reform the UK's audit market in the wake of some high profile corporate failures have been abandoned by the government. In a letter made public on Tuesday, Blair McDougall, the Minister ... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 21, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK’s National Audit Office warned on Wednesday that the government’s push to make regulation more supportive of economic growth risks falling short without clearer accountability, monitoring and agreement ... (more story)
January 20, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe, North America
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that international divisions over climate policy are making it harder for financial firms to operate globally. His remarks appear to allude to the United State... (more story)
January 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The final UK version of the Basel 3.1 capital requirements has been published by the Prudential Regulation Authority, the regulatory arm of the Bank of England. Most rules will enter into force f... (more story)
Trade View More
January 20, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Japanese producer Nippon Steel Corporation filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade challenging the US Commerce Department's December review of an antidumping order on non-oriented electrical steel.
January 20, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex summary: A coalition of US manufacturers filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade to challenge the Commerce Department's December review of an antisubsidy order on Chinese mobile access equipme... (more story)
January 20, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: US firms and foreign companies filed separate lawsuits at the Court of International Trade challenging the Department of Commerce's August antisubsidy and antidumping determinations on corrosion-... (more story)
State Aid View More
January 20, 2026
Asia, Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has published details of its in-depth inquiry under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation into Nuctech, a Chinese manufacturer of security-scanners. It invited comments from th... (more story)
January 19, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: China’s National Bureau of Statistics said Monday that the country’s gross domestic product grew 5 percent in 2025, reaching about 140 trillion yuan ($19.7 trillion), with growth slowing to 4.5 p... (more story)
January 15, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Funding made by Durham County Council — a city in northern England — over tourist attractions has been challenged under UK subsidy rules, according to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The appella... (more story)
Energy View More
January 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain’s energy regulator has extended temporary changes to electricity system rules aimed at reducing sudden voltage swings, after early results showed improved stability without raising costs or... (more story)
January 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: More than 160 critical raw materials projects have applied to be designated as “strategic” under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, the European Commission said. Those projects aim to obtain fa... (more story)
January 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division secured victory against a Florida business owner who was found guilty of 34 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and forgery by a federal jury in Miami, MLex has learned.
Technology View More
January 21, 2026
Asia
MLex summary: Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority said it is engaging X over the generation and distribution of non-consensual intimate images using its Grok AI tool. In a statement sent to MLex, ... (more story)
January 20, 2026
Latin America
MLex Summary: Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD), Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), and National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) issued recommendations to X’s Grok following complaints abou... (more story)
January 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has published the revised Cybersecurity Act. The draft law includes binding measures to phase out from “high-risk vendors” of ICT equipment in critical supply chains, a re... (more story)