As big names brace themselves to see who will be named and shamed in bond debacle, a question mark hangs over one major high street player. Tony Levene reports.
October 2004
MP calls crisis meetings over bond mis-selling
Capita Trust to pay £3.5m compensation to investors
September 2004
Bond firm banned for life
Precipice bond pusher is banned
July 2004
Precipice bonds - what are they?
High income bond, stock market income bond, premier bond, extra income and growth plan - they all sound like a quick route to big returns. But all of these investments come under the broad heading of precipice bond, which has a far scarier ring to it.
June 2004
Watchdog admits to mistakes in precipice bond debacle
FSA confesses that 'implicit comfort' offered to vendors of controversial bonds may have encouraged mis-selling. Tony Levene reports.
January 2004
Ombudsman saves high risk investors from a fall
Precipice bonds firm falls over the edge
Maria Scott
Precipice bond adviser is plunged into administration
Precipice bond complaint pushes IFA into administration
November 2003
New boost for bonds victims
Bonds victims to get pay-out
Abbey National faces quiz over why name was used
Treasury inquiry into 'savings gap'
Boost for victims of high-risk bonds
Law firms go over precipice to win justice
October 2003
How the mis-selling stories are piling up
Jobs & Money knew lots of people had been stung by precipice bonds, but even we've been shocked at the staggering number of letters and emails from readers hit by this latest scandal.