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The OFT's mission is to make markets work well for consumers. We achieve this by promoting and protecting consumer interests throughout the UK, while ensuring that businesses are fair and competitive.
08 Mar
The OFT has decided that Yes Loans Limited, one of the UK's largest brokers of unsecured credit, is unfit to hold a consumer credit licence, as are two associated businesses, Blue Sky Personal Finance Limited and Money Worries Limited.
05 Mar
The OFT has referred the completed acquisition by VPS Holdings Limited of SitexOrbis Holdings Limited to the Competition Commission (CC) for further investigation.
05 Mar
The OFT announced that it has decided not to make a request to the European Commission for a UK review of the proposed acquisition by International Airline Group (IAG) of bmi from Lufthansa.
01 Mar
The OFT has announced that, following a prioritisation assessment, including consultation with trade bodies and companies in the sector, it will not be carrying out an update review of the newspaper and magazine distribution sector.
16 Feb
John Fingleton gave a speech at a seminar entitled 'A competitive banking sector: Challenges in a post-crisis environment' organised by MLex in association with Lloyds Banking Group.
10 Feb
John Fingleton speech at New Frontiers of Antitrust, Assemblée nationale, Paris on 10 February 2012.
07 Dec
John Fingleton gave a speech to Charles River Associates' conference on Economic Developments in European Competition Policy on 7 December, looking at the economics of compliance with competition law in the light of recent research by the OFT in this area.
15 Nov
John Fingleton gave a speech to the Reed Smith Competition Forum 2011 on 15 November, outlining the current competition work of the OFT across its entire portfolio.
08 Mar
The OFT has decided that Yes Loans Limited, one of the UK's largest brokers of unsecured credit, is unfit to hold a consumer credit licence, as are two associated businesses, Blue Sky Personal Finance Limited and Money Worries Limited.
07 Mar
Full text of the decision regarding the anticipated acquisition by Experian Limited of 192business Limited
06 Mar
Full text of the decision regarding the completed acquisition by PHS Limited of Connect Water Systems (UK) Limited and related companies
05 Mar
The OFT has referred the completed acquisition by VPS Holdings Limited of SitexOrbis Holdings Limited to the Competition Commission (CC) for further investigation.
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