About Competition And Markets Authority
The CMA is the UK’s world-leading competition authority, established to ensure businesses respect consumers’ rights and markets are competitive.
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Is it illegal for competing businesses to agree between them what territories they will operate in?
Test your knowledge with our competition law quiz: https://maxcma.typeform.com/to/MQJ1s0
From investigating new digital markets to securing compensation for customers, take a look 👀 at some of our key highlights from 2018: https://competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk /…/seasons-greeti…/
🎄 Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from the CMA! 🎁
2018 has been another exciting and busy year for us at the CMA.
Our CEO, Andrea shares some of his highlights in a new blog post 👉 https://competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk /…/seasons-greeti…/
Poor quality audits can put jobs, pensions, and savings at risk.
We’re proposing major reforms to the sector to improve competition and help ensure audits are providing proper scrutiny of the UK’s most important companies.
Find out more and respond to our consultation: https://www.gov.uk/…/cma-proposes-refor ms-to-improve-compet…
We’re concerned that there are serious problems in the audit sector which need to be addressed.
That’s why we’re proposing changes.
Read our proposals and find out how to respond to our consultation: https://www.gov.uk/…/cma-proposes-refor ms-to-improve-compet…
Many people could get a better deal on their mortgage.
We’ve made recommendations to make the market work better. Read them here: https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/loyalty-pena lty-super-complaint
Millions of people are affected by the ‘loyalty penalty’, we’ve set out our findings and recommendations in our response to the super-complaint from Citizens Advice.
Read more: https://www.gov.uk/…/ne…/cma-tackles- loyalty-penalty-charges
We’re proposing changes to the audit sector.
Find out more about our serious competition concerns and how to respond to our consultation: https://www.gov.uk/…/cma-proposes-refor ms-to-improve-compet…
Take a look at our summary of the court order we secured against viagogo in November.
viagogo now have to change the way they do business, including telling customers if there is a risk they’ll be turned away at the door and making it easier for customers to get their money back when things go wrong.
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/…/summary-of-…/sum mary-of-the-court-order
We’ve provisionally found that 3 construction firms have taken part in illegal cartel activity, including price-fixing and market sharing.
2 have now admitted their involvement.
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/…/two-construction-f irms-admit-to-illega…
Investment consultancy and fiduciary management services influence how well millions of people’s pensions are invested.
We’re setting out reforms to the sector that will ensure it works better for those it supports - pension scheme members.
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/…/cma-sets-out-inves tment-consultants-re…
Investment consultants and fiduciary management services have influence over how £1.6 trillion of pensions are invested – affecting half of all UK households.
We have carried out a Market Investigation into this sector and are now announcing reforms to fix the problems we have found.
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/…/cma-sets-out-inves tment-consultants-re…
Have you overpaid for cremation services?
We’ve proposed a full investigation into the funerals sector, because of concerns over limited choice and high fees for cremations.
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/…/cma-proposes-major -funerals-probe-afte…
Care UK faces legal action unless it refunds residents who paid a compulsory upfront fee.
Read our short guide for residents and their families to help you understand your consumer rights: https://www.gov.uk/…/care-homes-short-g uide-to-consumer-rig…
We wish you a great weekend… and hope you’re enjoying the start of the festive season 🎄. Check out what we have been up to over the past week:
• We announced Care UK will face legal action unless it pays more than £3m in compensation to residents who paid a compulsory upfront fee
• We published our draft Annual Plan 2019/20 – which puts vulnerable consumers at the heart of our priorities
... • We referred PayPal’s takeover of iZettle for an in depth Phase 2 investigation
Keep up to date with all our latest news: https://www.gov.uk/government/announcemen ts…
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We believe Care UK has broken the law by charging residents a compulsory upfront fee of up to £3,000.
Find out more about the action we’re taking: https://www.gov.uk/…/care-uk-faces-lega l-action-unless-it-p…
We will take legal action against Care UK unless it refunds residents who paid an upfront fee yet received nothing in return.
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/…/care-uk-faces-lega l-action-unless-it-p…