As a piece of research designed to weaken the stranglehold the UK’s “big four” banks have over the retail and business banking space, Real Business finds out what the incumbent high street lenders and new challengers on the block made of the “Making banks work harder for you” document.
High street banks must have known it was coming, but a new report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put some firm dates for technical innovation in place – and some banks may be led kicking and screaming into a brave new world.
By David Craik
Months after announcing the deal, Poundland has won watchdog approval to buy 99p Stores.
By David Craik
Established as a way of determining whether particular mergers and acquisitions might have a detrimental effect on a specific sector, we look at the finer details of the Competition Markets Authority.
