The figures are a set of financial records for the entire UK public sector, from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 - under the previous Labour government - based on commercial accounting principles.

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These transactions were developed and marketed by an interlocking network of commercial interests, including leading law firms, accounting firms and investment banks.

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The custodians are all regulated by the SEC and FINRA, audited by a nationally recognized accounting firm, and each account is protected for loss of securities by a combination of SIPC insurance and commercial excess Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).

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