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An IFA has helped a couple win compensation from high street bank Santander after the bank was unable to tell the clients how many accounts they had or how much money they had invested.

A Ratner moment, Skandia cost cuts and more taxes on the rich all made our top ten list of best read stories on the Investment Week website this week.

Credit Suisse has named 20 of the best stocks with the ability to return capital to shareholders through special dividends and buybacks, with UK names such as clothing retailer Next and Paddy Power included on the list.

Rathbone Unit Trust Management's global fund manager James Thomson has warned investors to avoid areas including banks and giant technology companies as they position portfolios for 2013.

UK house prices are still "right at the top of the cycle" and could be subject to a painful correction, according to Odey Asset Management founder Crispin Odey.

Grant Peterkin, co-manager of the Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond fund, is leaving the firm, Investment Week can reveal.

A loophole in planned banking reforms could leave taxpayers on the hook for billions of pounds in the event of another financial crisis, Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has warned.

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UBS could be hit with a record penalty by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) next week following the rogue trade which cost the bank $2.3bn.

The UK's main inflation rate jumped sharply to 2.7% in October, catching out forecasts and prompting fresh worries it will remain above target for longer than feared.