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Allan C. Nichols
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U.K. Culture Secretary Refers Fox’s Bid for Sky to Competition Regulators; FVE Unchanged

On Sept. 12, Karen Bradley, the U.K. Culture Secretary, referred 21st Century Fox’s bid for the 61% of Sky that it doesn’t already own to competition regulators. We are not surprised with her decision and have actually been expecting it for quite some time. The concerns relate to whether the Murdoch family will have too much control over the U.K.’s broadcasting industry. In our view, there is minimal difference between the family’s influence with 100% control and its influence with 39% control. ...
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Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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