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Laura Miller

Laura Miller

Professional Adviser

A journalist since 2009, Laura is a former news editor of Professional Adviser, where she 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

FSCS lawyers: Any competent IFA would know Keydata was high risk

All advisers who recommended Keydata products to low or medium risk clients who later claimed compensation, face the threat of legal action and crippling repayments to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, lawyers acting for the organisation have...

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Your profession

Shhhh! Silence on products 'could boost sales by 80%'

Advisers who avoid talking about products during client meetings improve their sales by 80% on average, according to Strategic Coach's Dan Sullivan.

clock 13 October 2011 •

Economics / Markets

Ex-police officer admits £300m VAT fraud

A corrupt cop, dodgy tax collector and the bad guys will win from compulsory pensions; our round up of this morning's news from the nationals.

clock 13 October 2011 •

Investment

Revealed: How much Buffett made in 2010

Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Warren Buffett has revealed his gross income last year was nearly $63m.

clock 13 October 2011 •

Regulation

Protesters to 'occupy' London Stock Exchange

About 4,000 people are planning a mass demonstration outside the London Stock Exchange to protest against "financial injustices", in a move to expand the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations that began in New York.

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Investment

FSCS to chase Keydata IFAs for compensation payouts

Lawyers acting for the FSCS have sent IFAs who recommended their clients invest in Keydata - and who the FSCS has now paid compensation - letters of claim saying the scheme will pursue the firms for recovery of the money.

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Wrap/platforms

MiFID II draft bans platform payments to DFMs

The European Commission's draft Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II would, if implemented, ban platforms from issuing fees to discretionary fund managers (DFMs), which would have to come direct from clients.

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Regulation

FSA in 'Catch 22' over findings of Capita probe

The Financial Services Authority and Arch cru investors are caught in a 'Catch 22' deadlock over the release of information about Capita's role in the run up to the funds' suspension.

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Regulation

Tyrie to firms: Send me your regulation costs

Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie has called on individual firms to send him details of how much regulation costs them each year, which the committee will use to challenge further rule-making.

clock 11 October 2011 •

Investment

Keydata's Ford wins High Court case against FSA

Keydata founder Stewart Ford has today won a landmark High Court judgement against the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which was found to have acted unlawfully in its use of legally privileged material in its enforcement investigation.

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