Celebrating the first anniversary of Open Banking
Open Banking is the central element of the remedies package the CMA put in place to tackle competition problems found in our market investigation into the UK’s retail banking market.
Markets
Season’s greetings: highlights from 2018 at the CMA
Posted by:
Andrea Coscelli, Posted on:
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Categories:
Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Consumer protection, Life at the CMA, Markets, Mergers
2018 has been another busy and exciting year for us at the CMA, and I’ve been reflecting on all our achievements over the past 12 months.
How can we help people get a fair deal from consumer markets?
The CMA and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have been working together to review remedies – interventions – that apply to markets and the businesses that operate in them.
We've published our annual concurrency report
Posted by:
Sharon Horwitz, Posted on:
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Categories:
Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Competition law compliance, Consumer protection, Life at the CMA, Markets, Mergers
The CMA has published its latest annual report on the concurrency regime. In a nutshell, concurrency refers to the fact that both the CMA and sector regulators (such as the regulators in the communications, energy, water, aviation, rail, healthcare, financial …
Banking overhaul takes the next step
Are you a small business owner unsure how to compare banks and shop around for a cheaper loan or a better business bank account? Or a personal current account user...
Are care homes working well for residents and their families?
Douglas Cooper on our care homes market study findings so far and next steps to ensure care homes are working well for residents and their families.
CMA checks out comparison sites
Acting Chief Executive, Andrea Coscelli, explains our examination of comparison tools and what we’re doing to make sure they work for customers.
We’re making it easier for people to find and choose a lawyer
...that help people compare.To help these tools be developed we’ve recommended that legal regulators release data (for example complaints data). Getting lawyers to publish their prices online Lawyers should publish...
What’s it like to run a care home?
...way local authorities and the NHS buy services work well? How do local authorities and regulators affect outcomes in this sector, including through ‘market shaping’ activities? How do regulations in...
Legal services and regulation in a modern market place
Many markets are evolving in a way which is fundamentally changing how buyers and sellers interact.