Competition And Markets Authority

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written to Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide about their non-compliance with the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) Market Investigation Order of 2011.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that a private hospital group and seven consultant ophthalmologists broke competition law by taking part in illegal price-fixing. Following an investigation by the CMA, Spire Healthcare Limited and Spire Healthcare Group plc has admitted tha

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Metro Bank to repay more than £10.5 million to customers after it breached a legal order by failing to send texts warning people about unarranged overdraft charges. The bank was found to have breached Part 6 of the CMA's Retail Banki

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Hundreds of customers are being refunded a share of £380,000 after insurance company Paymentshield failed to send important information about PPI policies. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued Paymentshield with legally binding directions after it failed to send payment prote

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reported on the progress made in tackling the loyalty penalty in which companies penalise longstanding customers by charging them higher prices than new customers. The loyalty penalty can also be when found when companies penalise those who renegotiate

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the proposed £500 million sale of SSE's Energy Services to Ovo. In October, the CMA launched an enquiry into the £300m purchase of the retail arm of SSE after the firm announced its intention to buy SSE the month prior.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an enquiry into Ovo's £500 million purchase of the retail arm of major Perth employer SSE. All 8,000 of SSE's energy services staff, including the contact centre based in Perth, will transfer to Ovo as part of the process.

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