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A lawsuit against RBS linked to Lehman-backed structured products has been withdrawn in Singapore, and the investors barred from launching further cases.

The Luxembourg court has granted Lifemark administrators a further six months to find funders for the troubled backer of Keydata bonds.

Keydata founder Stewart Ford has been granted a judicial review into the FSA's handling of the collapse of his investment firm.

Exits at the FPC, more trouble for Glencore, an FSA probe at Eddie Stobart's, and a rush for inflation-beating savings bonds - our round-up of the nationals' top finance stories.

The FSA has for the first time made public its damning indictments of an IFA and an insurance broker who it banned for acting without integrity before a final decision has been made on the cases.

IFAs have been warned of sales practices by some providers of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) who are wrongly telling advisers they must recommend their products to remain independent.

Sterling jumped across the board after the Bank of England's latest report said inflation is likely to remain above target for longer, fuelling expectations the MPC will act sooner to tackle price rises.

Lloyds Banking Group, the worst offender in the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal, has been named Bank of the Year by the CBI.

For the first time in IFA Ian Cooper's career, he has completed a whole year without writing a single piece of business through a life company. Here, he explains why...