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Laura Miller

Laura Miller

Professional Adviser

A journalist since 2009, Laura is in her second stint as news editor of Professional Adviser, where she has worked for a number of years. She specialises in uncovering problems in retail finance, and has reported on some of the biggest failures in the investment world, including Keydata, Arch Cru and Harlequin Property.

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Your profession

MAS slammed for Facebook 'spamming'

The Money Advice Service (MAS) has generated the ire of Facebook users by posting unwanted sponsored material on the pages of other users on the social networking site.

clock 13 November 2012 •

Regulation

Friends Life appoints David Hynam UK chief executive

Friends Life has appointed David Hynam as chief executive of the life company's UK operations.

clock 13 November 2012 •

Regulation

FSA: Ashcourt Rowan subsidiary at 'high risk' of unsuitable advice

Savoy Investment Management Limited failed to take reasonable care to ensure the suitability of the investment portfolios of its wealth management clients, the Financial Services Authority has said following its decision to fine the firm.

clock 13 November 2012 •

Regulation

Network takes another hit over UCIS mis-selling

IFA network PI Financial is in the spotlight again over the mis-selling of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS), two months after being hit with a £58,000 fine by the regulator for giving unsuitable UCIS advice.

clock 13 November 2012 •

Your profession

IFA admin assistant turns romance author

An administrator working at a financial planning firm in Oxford has published his first novel, a love story set during the Napoleonic wars.

clock 12 November 2012 •

Your profession

Lift Financial: 'We no longer call ourselves IFAs'

An award winning advice firm has decided to stop using the label ‘IFA' in favour of referring to itself exclusively as chartered financial planners.

clock 12 November 2012 •

Investment

MPs probe IFA-sold Cyprus bank mortgages

A group of MPs are planning to set up an All Party Parliamentary Group to help British investors who are facing legal action by a Cyprus bank.

clock 07 November 2012 •

Regulation

New regulators to deal with complaints in FSA model

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England (BoE) plan to deal with complaints in the 'twin peaks model' in largely the same way as under the current Financial Services Authority's (FSA) process....

clock 06 November 2012 •

Regulation

FCA chairman: I want to speak to the regulated

The chairman designate of the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said talking to regulated businesses will be a key part of his role at the regulator, and sales incentives are at the top of his agenda.

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Offshore Investment

FOS rules against Intrinsic in 'risk free' UCIS case

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ruled Intrinsic Independent Limited must repay about £86,000 to a client it gave unsuitable advice to invest his self-invested personal pension (SIPP) into an offshore property unregulated collective investment...

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