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City braced for competition crackdown as watchdog stakes millions in flagship review

Financial News reveals the CMA has already spent more than 60,000 man hours reviewing potential competition law breaches in financial services

Pressure builds as flagship investigation nears conclusion
Pressure builds as flagship investigation nears conclusion Photo: Getty Images

As the competition watchdog prepares to usher in a new chief executive, the City’s attention is turning to how a fresh boss will tackle a multimillion pound review of the financial services sector that is still in train after more than three years.

In November 2018, the CMA launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the financial services sector.

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