Global Cartel Enforcement 2015 Year in Review

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Developing trends:

Auto parts and financial services penalties dominated global enforcement fine totals in 2015. And while financial services will remain a focus for enforcers in 2016, several new antitrust investigations suggest a shift in activity toward the digital, telecom, energy, and consumer products sectors.

Global enforcers continued the mantra for increased accountability for individual executives. The United States issued serious warnings that the extradition of foreign national defendants will remain a top priority, while jurisdictions like the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Japan, in both word and action, emphasized the importance of individual prosecutions to their enforcement agendas.

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