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Ten of this week's best-read articles...

1. FSCS review The FSA finally restarted its review of the funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. 2. Towry Yet more Towry-related news: a former Edward Jones adviser filed an official complaint against the FSA, accusing it of poorly regulating Towry Law. Meanwhile, the company's head of compliance has left. 3. Friends Life Friends Life was forced to defend its new D2C proposition, PlanWise, against claims it is using the service to cut advisers out of the sales process. 4. Simplified advice Not many companies have stepped forward to commit to any simplified...

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