Ten of this week's best-read stories

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned investors against dealing with a clone of asset manager GAM.

As the Financial Services Compensation Scheme celebrates its tenth anniversary, what have been its successes and failings, and what do advisers make of the organisation?

Sanlam is to make its first client bank acquisition in London as part of efforts to expand its presence in the capital.

Advisers and intermediaries on lower incomes are significantly more likely to exit the industry post-RDR than their peers, according to research commissioned by the FSA.

The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has welcomed Treasury proposals which will give investors affected by the failure of financial firms the opportunity to use compensation to top up their ISAs beyond the current subscription limits.

Almost a third of discretionary fund managers (DFM) cannot deal with direct investments into structured products, according to an analysis of the market.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to conduct a review into the sale of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) early next year.

The FSA has fined HSBC £10.5m for inappropriate investment advice provided by one of its IFA subsidiaries, NHFA Limited (NHFA), to elderly customers.

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