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As we prepare to leave 2008 behind us it's worth taking a look back at some of the happenings of this eventful year. We've seen investment markets crash and some of our biggest and best known financial services companies have been rocked to their very foundations. Investors have had their confidence shaken and pensions pots have plummeted. Advisers will have their work cut out to persuade many people to return to the markets at any point soon and it will take time for people's savings levels to recover. We are also getting to grips with the FSA's thematic review into pension transfers whi...

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