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Build up to Aviva and Friends Life merger probed by FCA, claims report

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The Financial Conduct Authority is investigating the build up to Aviva’s merger with Friends Life and has asked investment bankers involved in the deal to hand over records.

According to a report by the Financial Times, the conduct regulator is looking into a spike in the share price at Friends Life a month before the £5.6bn deal was leaked last November.

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