Tag Archives: CMA
FCA publishes consultation paper on current account services
FCA has published a Consultation Paper (CP) on the information provided to customers about current account services. The CP was prompted by CMA’s recommendation that firms should publish objective measures of service performance for both personal current accounts (PCAs) and business current accounts (BCAs) to allow customers to effectively compare products on the market. The […]
CMA publishes Alasdair Smith’s speech on open banking
In a speech published on 30 June 2017, Alasdair Smith discussed: some of the implications of the Open Banking programme which the CMA launched and which is now well under way the implications of Open Banking for regulation the relationship between the CMA and the FCA
FCA speaks on retail banking regulation
Andrew Bailey has spoken at BBA’s retail banking conference on FCA’s perspective on retail banking. He highlighted 3 points: the importance of understanding business models, in the light of Northern Rock. FCA needs to understand where banks earn their returns and how stable they are. He noted that, before the financial crisis, the pressure was […]
CMA publishes final retail banking order
The final order implementing the retail banking reforms has been published. It sets out the timetable for introducing the various remedies the CMA recommended, including: open banking: the largest UK banks must develop and adopt an open API standard between now and Q1 2018; facilitating switching: undertakings on governance and awareness of the CASS service […]
Retail banking market investigation: CMA publishes responses to draft order
The CMA has published responses to the publication of its draft order following the retail market investigation. The responding institutions include: Dansk Bank HSBC Information Commissioner’s Office Santander Tesco Which Some of the concerns raised in the responses address the proposal to introduce a monthly maximum charge in respect of unauthorised overdraft charges, the definition of […]
CMA concerned about cashpoint merger
CMA has made a provisional finding that the acquisition by Diebold of Wincor may reduce competition in the supply of cashpoints in the UK. It invites comments on its provisional findings by 10 January 2017.
CMA publishes draft Order following retail banking market investigation
In August 2016 the CMA published the report on its market investigation into the supply of retail banking services. Following the proposals of that Report, the CMA has published a draft Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017 which includes measures that seek to drive the market towards ‘Open Banking’: using technology to provide customers with more control over their […]
FCA publishes interim asset management market study
The FCA has today published interim report MS15.2.2 in connection with their Asset Management Market Study. The FCA’s chief objective for the market study was to ensure that the market works well and that the investment products consumers use offer value for money. The market study was launched in November 2015 in response to a number of concerns […]
FCA and Treasury respond to CMA retail banking market report
In August 2016, the CMA published its final report following its investigation into the competitiveness of retail banking market (Report), which focused on personal current account and SME customers. The Report found that there were elements of the market that were having an adverse effect on the promotion of competition, and proposed a package of […]
BBA publishes BCA standardisation proposal
CMA has updated its webpage on the retail banking and business current account (BCA) investigation. One of the new papers covers BBA’s proposals to standardise BCA opening procedures. The proposal covers the core set of standard information and evidence requirements to open a BCA (the Standard Information Set); the categories of SMEs which the Standard […]
