Last week, the regulator, Ofgem, published its simplification plan, which said suppliers would be forced to have no-frills tariffs, which would consist of a standing charge - fixed by the regulator - plus a unit charge for energy used.
Despite the large number of objections, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) - the internet name regulator in charge of the rollout - has indicated that it still believed it would be able to release the first suffixes for use by May 2013.
In earlier posts, I suggested that a super-regulator be in charge of anything involving investor protection.
But Sarah Harrison, Ofgem's senior partner in charge of enforcement, said the regulator could not overlook the six firms who had missed one or more of their targets.
When slapped down by the regulator, it then said it would charge DM48 (a normal charge in a competitive market would be under DM20).
And finally, letting universities charge more gave the newly-announced independent Access Regulator a sanction - requiring universities to do more to encourage applicants from a wider range of social backgrounds before they could put up their fees.
Ofgem said that the increase in allowances compared with their July proposal was because the regulator had agreed to let gas network firms charge more for the cost of replacing gas mains.
The regulator, not the Ministry of Telecommunications, is in charge, and acts as an independent arbitrator.
Restrictions on how much Channel Island postal companies can charge for stamps and other services will be removed under plans by the regulator.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency, the new GSE regulator created by the housing bill, has placed new CEOs in charge of both firms.
The regulator also says Merrill had agreements with certain customers that it would only charge commissions equivalent for executing riskless principal trades.
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And the group isn't overjoyed at the plans of the regulator to force energy companies to simplify and make more transparent how they charge for gas and electricity.
The National Development and Reform Commission, the top economic planning agency, is in charge of long-maturity bonds typically issued by major state-run enterprises, while the securities regulator runs a separate exchange-based bond market for listed firms.
France's market regulator last year demanded that companies value their assets more realistically - prompting a 7.4bn-euro charge from Credit Agricole.
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