The FSA has said its motivation for introducing the changes is to stop policies - such as private pensions and investments - being mis-sold by sales staff on commission.
The company said this improvement is principally due to higher auction commission revenues resulting from a 23 percent increase in net auction sales, partially offset by a decline in auction commission margin from 17.2 percent to 16.4 percent, attributable to the sales mix.
Ni Loinsigh mentors the fledgling artisans with frequent workshops, and supports them by taking a commission of sales instead of charging rent.
The most disinterested advice, if not always the cheapest, will come from someone paid by the hour, not with a sales commission.
Tradesy set itself apart by taking only 9% commission on the sales.
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"LG Electronics objects to this approach as there is no evidence that such sales... were affected by the alleged infringement investigated by the Commission, " the firm said in an emailed statement.
In 2002, it was revealed that commission-hungry sales staff working for London Electricity drummed up new customers by forging their signatures and switching them without their knowledge or consent.
In March it agreed to a ruling by Japan's fair trade commission to settle a dispute over anticompetitive sales practices. (Intel denies any unlawful conduct.) The European Union and the Korean Fair Trade Commission are now investigating Intel on similar charges.
Bristol recently settled lawsuits brought by several states regarding its sales practices, but the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is still looking into its accounting.
But the verdict will boost a related claim filed by VirnetX with the US's International Trade Commission which could theoretically lead to a sales ban on Apple products that infringe its technology.
Consumers Union, Consumer Federation and other advocacy groups asked the Federal Trade Commission in September to help prevent gift card losses by requiring retailers to put money from card sales in a separate trust fund that would be affected by a bankruptcy.
At the heart of the matter is the way agents are paid--traditionally through a commission, paid by the seller, of 5% or 6% of the home's sales price.
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