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You're the most-complained-about IFA in the sector, officially. So, what do you do next? Find out in our quick-fire round up of the week's big stories...

Monday Warnings galore to start the week. A third of IFA firms are making an "unsustainable" loss because they are reluctant to pass on ever-increasing costs to customers, according to research by Plimsoll. For those who are staying afloat, ETFs and SIPPs have been earmarked as ‘emerging risks' by the newly set-up Coordination Committee (CC) which unites the FSA, OFT and FOS.   Tuesday Neil Woodford, Invesco Perpetual's star income fund manager, only speaks to the press once every six months, but when he does...

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