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Latest banking customer satisfaction results published

Latest banking customer satisfaction results published

Monday, 17 August 2020

Introduced by the CMA, the survey gives customers the chance to see how their banks have performed over the last 6 months since February 2020....

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Provisional conclusions issued in CMA funerals market investigation

Provisional conclusions issued in CMA funerals market investigation

Thursday, 13 August 2020

The CMA has published its provisional conclusions as part of its in-depth market investigation into funeral services....

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Competition concerns in retail investment software merger

Competition concerns in retail investment software merger

Wednesday, 05 August 2020

Following an in-depth investigation, the CMA has provisionally blocked the merger of FNZ and GBST....

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CMA clears Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo

CMA clears Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo

Tuesday, 04 August 2020

Following an in-depth investigation, the CMA has today cleared Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo after finding that it will not substantially lesse...

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CMA final decision on air traffic control charges

CMA final decision on air traffic control charges

Thursday, 23 July 2020

The CMA has sent the CAA its final price control determination on a dispute between the aviation regulator and NERL regarding air traffic control char...

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How should competition policy react to coronavirus?

How should competition policy react to coronavirus?

Tuesday, 21 July 2020

IPPR has today published a paper by CMA Chairman Andrew Tyrie, discussing how competition policy can contribute to a robust and sustainable post-crisi...

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Customers could lose out in merger between window blind companies

Customers could lose out in merger between window blind companies

Thursday, 16 July 2020

The CMA has provisionally found that Hunter Douglas’ purchase of 247 Home Furnishings Ltd raises competition concerns....

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CMA publishes Annual Report 2019/2020

CMA publishes Annual Report 2019/2020

Tuesday, 14 July 2020

The CMA has published its Annual Report, highlighting the wide range of work the UK competition and consumer authority has carried out in the past yea...

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CMA levies fines of £2.3m and secures £8m for NHS in pharma probe

CMA levies fines of £2.3m and secures £8m for NHS in pharma probe

Thursday, 09 July 2020

The CMA has formally concluded that 3 pharmaceutical companies took part in an illegal arrangement in relation to the supply of life-saving medicine. ...

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CMA orders insurance provider to fix PPI breaches

CMA orders insurance provider to fix PPI breaches

Wednesday, 08 July 2020

The CMA has taken action against Cardif Pinnacle, and written to Nationwide and Lloyds, after they failed to provide accurate annual PPI reminders....

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CMA secures loan write off from payday lender

CMA secures loan write off from payday lender

Tuesday, 07 July 2020

Following CMA action, payday lender Shelby Finance has written off loans and apologised to customers after not providing them with important informati...

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Trading systems merger raises competition concerns

Trading systems merger raises competition concerns

Tuesday, 07 July 2020

The CMA has found that ION’s completed purchase of Broadway Technology raises competition concerns in the supply of electronic trading systems....

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Court orders disqualification of estate agent cartel director

Court orders disqualification of estate agent cartel director

Friday, 03 July 2020

In the first contested case of its kind, the CMA has secured the disqualification of a director whose Somerset estate agency breached competition law....

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Latest update from CMA COVID 19 taskforce

Latest update from CMA COVID 19 taskforce

Friday, 03 July 2020

The CMA has published a third update from its COVID-19 taskforce, which monitors and responds to competition and consumer problems arising from the pa...

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COVID 19: CMA secures refunds from second major holiday lets firm

COVID 19: CMA secures refunds from second major holiday lets firm

Friday, 03 July 2020

Following an investigation by the CMA, Sykes Cottages has reversed its policy on cancelled bookings and will now offer customers full refunds....

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New regime needed to take on tech giants

New regime needed to take on tech giants

Wednesday, 01 July 2020

The CMA is calling on the government to introduce a new pro-competition regulatory regime to tackle Google and Facebook’s market power....

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CMA imposes £1.2m in fines for price fixing in private eyecare

CMA imposes £1.2m in fines for price fixing in private eyecare

Wednesday, 01 July 2020

The CMA has found that a private hospital group and 7 consultant ophthalmologists broke competition law by taking part in illegal price fixing....

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Medical device suppliers’ merger raises competition concerns

Medical device suppliers’ merger raises competition concerns

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

The CMA has concluded that the merger of 2 suppliers of medical devices could lead to a reduction of competition in the supply of total ankle replacem...

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Musical instrument firms to pay millions after breaking competition law

Musical instrument firms to pay millions after breaking competition law

Monday, 29 June 2020

The CMA has fined 2 musical instrument makers a total of £5.5 million, in 2 separate cases, for breaking competition law by restricting online discoun...

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Competition concerns found in digital advertising merger

Competition concerns found in digital advertising merger

Friday, 26 June 2020

Taboola’s purchase of Outbrain raises competition concerns in the supply of content recommendation, a type of digital advertising....

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CMA revises provisional findings in Amazon/Deliveroo case

CMA revises provisional findings in Amazon/Deliveroo case

Wednesday, 24 June 2020

The CMA has provisionally cleared Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo, on the basis that it is not likely to result in a substantial lessening of com...

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Competition concerns raised over educational supplies merger

Competition concerns raised over educational supplies merger

Friday, 19 June 2020

The CMA has found that YPO’s anticipated acquisition of Findel raises competition concerns in the supply of resources to educational institutions in t...

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CMA Chairman Andrew Tyrie to step down

CMA Chairman Andrew Tyrie to step down

Thursday, 18 June 2020

The Rt Hon. Lord Andrew Tyrie, Chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority, has confirmed that he intends to step down from his current role in ...

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Estate agent directors disqualified for roles in illegal cartel

Estate agent directors disqualified for roles in illegal cartel

Monday, 15 June 2020

The CMA has secured the disqualification of 2 Berkshire estate agent directors after both took part in an illegal price fixing cartel...

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Two UK roofing lead firms admit to illegal cartel

Two UK roofing lead firms admit to illegal cartel

Friday, 12 June 2020

Two of the UK’s largest suppliers of rolled lead have admitted to taking part in anti-competitive arrangements and could face fines of more than £11 m...

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Merger of viagogo and StubHub raises competition concerns

Merger of viagogo and StubHub raises competition concerns

Thursday, 11 June 2020

viagogo’s purchase of StubHub raises competition concerns in the online secondary ticketing market in the UK, a CMA investigation has found....

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COVID 19: Major holiday lets firm offers refunds after CMA action

COVID 19: Major holiday lets firm offers refunds after CMA action

Tuesday, 09 June 2020

Following CMA action, a major holiday lets company is now offering refunds for cancelled bookings, while others are facing further scrutiny over their...

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Pharma company director disqualified for competition law breaches

Pharma company director disqualified for competition law breaches

Thursday, 04 June 2020

The CMA has secured the disqualification of pharmaceutical company director Amit Patel after he admitted his role in arrangements that broke competiti...

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Commercial vehicle and trailer parts merger raises competition concerns

Commercial vehicle and trailer parts merger raises competition concerns

Tuesday, 02 June 2020

Universal Components’ purchase of 3G raises competition concerns in the wholesale supply of commercial vehicle and trailer parts, a CMA investigation ...

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£47m in overdraft refunds to bank customers after CMA action

£47m in overdraft refunds to bank customers after CMA action

Thursday, 28 May 2020

In the last 2 years, the CMA has secured more than £47 million in refunds for customers whose banks failed to properly warn them about unarranged over...

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