Leader was right to say FSA is taking us back to the future

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Terence P O'Halloran BSc FCII MSFA FLIA [dip] Chartered Insurance Practitioner Dear Editor, ...

Terence P O'Halloran BSc FCII MSFA FLIA [dip] Chartered Insurance Practitioner Dear Editor, Re: FSA unveils its version of back to the future Investment Week 27 January We should bring back Arthur Daley. Contrary to popular belief the majority of the public know when they are dealing with somebody who is bent or not. Some actually choose to deal with people who are bent (in the nicest possible way) like Arthur Daley and Del Boy because they think they are going to make more than they would make if they dealt with somebody who was 'straight.' What the FSA has achieved with it...

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