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PAYMENT SYSTEMS REGULATOR LAUNCHES TODAY

Today marks the launch of the long-awaited Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Spearheaded by Hannah Ni...

9th April, 2015

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THE SME LENDING LANDSCAPE

Salvador Garcia Andres, CEO at Ebury Earlier this month, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

9th August, 2014

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BUSINESS EXPERT APPLAUDS CMA’S DECISION TO INVESTIGATE HIGH STREET BANKS OVER LACK OF COMPETITION

Dr Steve McCabe, economist, lecturer and active researcher from Birmingham City University’s Busines...

22nd July, 2014

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AGILITI RESPONDS TO CMA INQUIRY INTO THE RETAIL BANKING SECTOR

The CMA released its initial findings from its study into the retail banking sector and launched a c...

22nd July, 2014

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MILBANK ADDS LEADING GLOBAL ANTITRUST LAWYER FIONA SCHAEFFER AS PARTNER IN NEW YORK

Ms. Schaeffer advises on international strategic acquisitions in a broad range of industries; brings...

3rd July, 2014

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THE NEW UK COMPETITION REGULATOR – THE COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY

By Paul Stone, Head of Competition and Regulation at Charles Russell LLP The UK government decided t...

24th April, 2014

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Banking

COOPETITION: A BRAVE, INDUSTRY-DEFINING APPROACH TO INNOVATION

Competition in the retail banking sector remains a hot topic of discussion amongst government, indus...

19th March, 2014

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WHO NEEDS BRANCHES?

By Thorsten Beck  There is an on-going debate in the UK about competition in the banking system.  Wh...

18th March, 2014

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Creating a New Order

Phil Brooks, Financial Services Research Director at Harris Interactive When some of the UK banks ag...

11th June, 2013

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Banking

Implications of the Vickers Report for Management Information in Banks

The introduction of ring-fencing proposed by the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) means that...

13th June, 2012