The Week in Numbers

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Care to hazard a guess at how many mortgage brokers have been banned by the FSA in the last three years? It's the Week in Numbers.

32 - the percentage drop in mortgage lending last month according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). 300,000 - the amount, in pounds, former Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert allegedly netted in illegal insider trading deals. 36 - the percentage of 2009 revenue generated by just 10 clients out of 240 for an adviser at London-based IFA Bradbury Hamilton. 56 - the number of days HMRC has delayed a consultation on proposals that could see IFAs come under its ‘'tax agent' banner. 2,200,000,000 - the bonus amount, in pounds, to be shared by staff at Barclays after its record pr...

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