The investigation, which began in 2009, is linked to sub-contracts awarded to build energy farms near Agrigento, Palermo and Trapani.

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The FSA said the firm's advisers recommended unsuitable mortgage contracts to customers, such as sub-prime deals when mainstream mortgages were available.

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Today the firm contracts with other money managers, as sub-advisers, who actually manage many of its equity and other style investment funds.

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The ghouls, goblins and vampires in the form of unregulated CDS contracts, overleveraging, Bernie Madoff, Internet stocks and sub-prime mortgages are sure to rear their ghoulish heads again.

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To win those contracts, Jarvis had to bid low, expand fast and hire sub-contractors extensively.

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