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1. Keydata Bad news for some Keydata IFAs after the FSCS said it might chase them to recoup compensation payouts. Meanwhile, Keydata founder Stewart Ford (pictured) won a High Court judgement against the FSA for its use of legally privileged material in its enforcement investigation. 2. FSA flights Take a guess at how much FSA chairman Lord Turner has spent on flights in the past 15 months. Now double the figure and you have your answer. 3. Adviser charging If you haven't started the transition to adviser charging yet, you might just be taking a "huge risk". That's according to ...

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