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OFT-commissioned study flags balancing act of antitrust fines policy

By Lewis Crofts ( October 30, 2009, 15:27 GMT | Insight) -- A study, commissioned by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading, has flagged some of the risks incurred by high antitrust sanctions, suggesting that optimum cartel-busting regimes combine both fines and non-monetary penalties. While warning that high fines could push companies into bankruptcy, it says authorities should not pay “too much attention to financial hardship” to stop firms manipulating their balance sheets. The report also indicates that UK fines are lower than those of other authorities.A study, commissioned by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading, has flagged some of the risks incurred by high antitrust sanctions, suggesting that optimum cartel-busting regimes combine both fines and non-monetary penalties. While warning that high fines could push companies into bankruptcy, it says authorities should not pay “too much attention to financial hardship” to stop firms manipulating their balance sheets....

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