1.5% commission rate fixed by estate agents cartel ruled illegal (UK). 20/09/2017 Five out of six estate agents from the Burnham-on-Sea area of Somerset, who colluded in an agreement to increase their profits by driving their minimum commission rates up

19/09/2017 A market investigation into the provision of investment consultancy and fiduciary* management services for the £1.6trillion investment fund market has been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority after the Financial Conduct Authority rejected a package of ‘undertakings in

Model Agencies Fined For Colluding on Prices (UK) A recent case where 5 model agencies and their trade association were fined more than £1.5m for colluding, instead of competing, on prices is highlighted in an open letter from the Competition

Business News 3rd August 2017 CPA hopes to inform, with its daily bite-size business news on Thursday 3rd August 2017, filled with stories we think will interest our members and visitors. Markets Round up The FTSE100 closed lower yesterday, as

28/07/2017 Firms offering business and personal current accounts will be required to publish specified information about their services, under proposals to implement one of 5 recommendations for action by the Financial Conduct Authority in the retail banking market report published