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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

SFO Harlequin probe hits 'final stages' in call for more investor evidence

A Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into criminal wrongdoing by multi-million pound overseas investment Harlequin is entering the "final stages", the SFO said, as it asks investors for the latest information on their dealings with the company....

clock 13 August 2015 •

Investment

FCA bans another IFA director over Harlequin SIPP suitability failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned another former director of one of the main distributors of troubled investment Harlequin Property, fining him £165,900 for failings linked to pension advice.

clock 13 August 2015 • 6 min read

Tax Planning

Tax take from LTA breaches quadruples under Osborne

The amount of tax the government has collected from people breaching the lifetime pension allowance (LTA) has risen by 276% since George Osborne became Chancellor.

clock 12 August 2015 •

Retirement

Brace yourselves for three PIPs in a single year

Far from bowing out gracefully after getting booted in the Budget, the PIP is having a final hurrah of complexity...

clock 11 August 2015 •

Investment

Half million pound FCA fines against Catalyst directors upheld

Fines totalling half a million pounds levelled against the former CEO and a director of failed traded life settlement investment firm Catalyst have been upheld.

clock 11 August 2015 •

Regulation

FCA will not demand advisers tape client meetings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided Europe-wide rules on recording client consultations do not require UK financial advisers to tape face-to-face meetings to prove they are acting in clients' best interests.

clock 11 August 2015 •

Your profession

Sesame loses 60% of network advice firms in bid to survive

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has lost almost 60% of its network's member firms in the wake of a decision to kill-off its problem-laden investment advice business.

clock 11 August 2015 •

Retirement

Partnership to merge with Just Retirement

Annuity businesses Just Retirement and Partnership have announced a merger deal.

clock 11 August 2015 •

Economics / Markets

Bond market bubble forming, ex-Fed chief Alan Greenspan warns

The former chairman of the Federal Reserve has warned that the world is entering a bond market bubble.

clock 11 August 2015 •

Regulation

Regulators censure Co-op Bank for hiding capital position

The City's two watchdog's the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) have publicly censured the Co-operative Bank failings including hiding the truth about its capital position.

clock 11 August 2015 •
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