The FSA said that a review of structured products backed by Lehman Brothers had found the sales advice was ??unsuitable? or ??unclear? in more than two-thirds of cases.
Asian central banks intervened heavily in the currency markets on Thursday to slow the slide of the US dollar amid growing concern about the potential impact on the region??s export driven economies.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, on Friday reiterated his criticism of China??s ??undervalued? currency, but said reforms to exchange rate policies were part of wider moves to create more balanced global growth.