What did you miss? Our ten most read stories this week

A planned deal which would create one of the largest asset managers in Europe grabbed our readers' attention this week.

Aberdeen is in talks to buy SWIP, a rumour it had previously denied, in a mega deal which could change the face of the funds market. Elsewhere, a student accommodation fund hit the headlines, becoming the latest to be suspended after a spate of withdrawals used up its cash reserves. Meanwhile, a hedge fund manager once labelled a 'locust' was outed as the major shareholder in Royal Mail, the FCA looked in to clean share classes, and Threadneedle pulled a planned product launch. Click the links below to catch up on the stories you missed:   £300m student accommodation fund sus...