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Ten of this week's best-read stories...

1. Massow the millionaire Adviser favourite Ivan Massow (pictured) gave away £91,000 on the Secret Millionaire this week. The Channel 4 documentary followed Massow from his £6m house to a London council estate. 2. MEP blasts MiFID II The MiFID debate rumbles on. This week, Syed Kamall said he was "not impressed" with the EU's impact on UK regulation - and called for an independent review. 3. Structured products The FSA fined Credit Suisse nearly £6m for sales failings related to structured capital-at-risk products. 4. LV= / Hornbuckle deal off After months of flirtation...

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