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ACM sees opportunities for proton therapy centers for cancer treatment
Health insurance companies may not make joint arrangements to conclude a contract with only one proton therapy center for the treatment of cancer. They had asked ACM for an informal opinion to see whether this was allowed or not. According to ACM, one or … -
ACM issues warning against online store Combiwebshop
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has issued a warning against the business activities of online store Combiwebshop based in the Dutch town of Woudenberg. Following dozens of indications that ACM had received through its consumer … -
2014 ACM Annual Report
ACM takes a broader perspective when dealing with market and consumer problems. ACM subsequently selects the instrument or a combination of instruments that offers the highest probability of producing a structural solution to the problem. Sometimes the … -
ACM: it is the result that counts
The outcome of the work that the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) carried out in 2014 amounted to EUR 1.2 billion. This has been revealed in ACM’s annual report, which has been published today. ACM has also released its annual … -
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 …