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The effects of financial standard products on the functioning of financial markets
The Dutch Ministry of Finance has asked the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to conduct a study into the opportunities and risks of standard products the functioning of financial markets. ACM concludes that consumers are not always … -
Financial standard products offer consumers little benefit
Consumers are not always better off if banks and insurers are required to offer a standard product, for example, for individual retirement plans or disability insurances. Competition between providers is not likely to increase. As a result, prices and … -
Energy Department Director Remko Bos to be CEER Vice President
From May 2015, Director of ACM’s Energy Department, Remko Bos will also fulfil the position of Vice President of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER). In CEER, all European national energy regulators cooperate on a voluntary basis. The aim of … -
ACM watches over the allocation of transmission capacity on the gas network
In order to guarantee an efficient allocation of transmission capacity on the gas network, capacity that has been booked for transmission purposes but that is not used can now be withdrawn. Henk Don, Member of the Board of the Netherlands Authority for … -
ACM wishes to call a halt to commercial activities of distribution system operators in the energy market
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has observed that, in the energy market, distribution system operators (DSOs) have set up all sorts of businesses that engage in commercial activities that could be carried out just as well or even … -
ACM clears acquisition of LangeLand hospital by Reinier Haga Group
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of LangeLand Hospital in the Dutch city of Zoetermeer by the Reinier Haga Group, which has hospitals in nearby The Hague and Delft. The hospitals involved say that, … -
Limited effect of Dutch Act on Government and Free Markets on sports facilities, parking garages, and waste collection
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has assessed how the Dutch Act on Government and Free Markets, an amendment to the Dutch Competition Act, functions in practice in three sectors. These three sectors are commercial-waste …