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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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Investment

Virgin poised to buy the Rock in £1bn deal

Sir Richard Branson is on the brink of buying the taxpayer-owned Newcastle bank Northern Rock in a £1bn deal as American rivals start to fall away.

clock 24 October 2011 •

Economics / Markets

Mervyn King to face TSC grilling over QE

Bank of England governor Mervyn King has been asked by the Treasury Select Committee to explain his decision to inject a further £75m into the UK economy through quantitative easing (QE).

clock 21 October 2011 •

Investment

Greatrex: Arch Cru fight will go on in Westminster

The MP who this week had his calls for a government inquiry into the controversial £54m Arch cru investors' payment scheme dismissed by the Treasury, has said the fight for answers will continue in the corridors of Westminster.

clock 21 October 2011 •

Investment

FSA presses court for 'urgent' decision on Arch Cru IFA judicial review

The Financial Services Authority has asked the High Court to make an "urgent" decision on whether a group of IFAs can judicially review the £54m Arch Cru investors payment scheme.

clock 21 October 2011 •

Regulation

MiFID draft limits commission ban to IFAs

The draft Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) published today limits the ban on receiving commission payments from product providers to independent financial advisers.

clock 20 October 2011 •

Investment

Arch cru IFAs on alert as law firm circles

A large Manchester law firm is seeking to bring professional negligence claims against IFAs who invested clients in the Arch cru fund range, following Treasury Secretary Mark Hoban's refusal yesterday to launch a government inquiry into Capita's role....

clock 20 October 2011 •

Investment

Future of Lifemark goes to the vote next month

Lifemark investors and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will next month get to vote on whether to opt for a controlled liquidation of the troubled porfolio or plump for Keydata founder Stewart Ford's $150m rescue bid.

clock 20 October 2011 •

UK

Why we need French lessons to help shape the European debate

UK financial services would have more say over EU legislation if it said anything at all...

clock 20 October 2011 •

Regulation

MPs accuse FSA of 'deviance and collusion' over Arch cru

MPs today accused the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of failing in its duty to regulate Capita's management of the Arch cru fund range and of trying to cover up its failings by colluding with the company to force a £54m payment scheme on investors....

clock 19 October 2011 •

Investment

Arch cru debate: Capita character 'decimated' but Hoban rejects case for inquiry

MPs from six political parties have this morning battered Capita with a tirade of attacks over its management of Arch cru investors' money, only to have their calls for a public inquiry into the debacle dismissed by Treasury secretary Mark Hoban.

clock 19 October 2011 •
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