Three years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Laura Miller revisits the shocking events and asks if any lessons have been learned.

Home secretary Theresa May has written to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme about its decision to compensate some Lehman-backed NDFA structured product investors but not others.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has confirmed it will offer unbundled charges from Q1 2012.

The Financial Services Authority is hiring a new chairman of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme - on a yearly salary of £75,000 for two days work a week.

Figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) suggest activity in the UK fell for a sixth straight month in July and at its steepest rate since June 2010.

The eurozone will dominate the week ahead, and a rating cut from the European Central Bank is on the cards, says Barclays Wealth equity strategist Henk Potts.

The European Union moved a step closer to a new treaty giving the eurozone greater fiscal integration over the weekend after Chancellor George Osborne said a new treaty was likely in the next two years.

New Openwork chief executive Mary-Anne McIntyre said the network will break its exclusive platform tie-up with Zurich UK Life as she expects the needs of clients within its diverse adviser base to draw special attention from the FSA.

Sterling is not gaining safe haven status as some suggest, says Barclays Wealth equity strategist Henk Potts, and it would be a mistake to give up on balanced long-term investing now.

The news this week is truly holistic, with stories on tax, investment, savings, pensions and income protection all likely to get clients reaching for your phone number.