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Even as Leona Lewis jumped off the big red bus at the closing ceremony for the Olympics in Beijing, thoughts were already turning to London and 2012.

For Seb Coe et al that means the pressure is on to see how his committee will cope under the glare of the Olympic torch. And, as with any big event, you have to question the motives of those companies who want a piece of the action. Just as this will be Seb’s chance to take London forward and instigate change for the better so too is the RDR report a chance for the FSA to redesign the shape of the financial services industry. I am confident our trusty regulator will grasp the nettle and am not in the least perturbed (though I appear to be in the minority) by a slight delay in the publica...

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