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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

Troubled Harlequin puts HQ up for sale

Troubled overseas property investment scheme Harlequin has put its headquarters up for sale.

clock 30 March 2015 •

Tax Planning

HMRC scores hat-trick of tax avoidance wins

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has secured three tribunal wins against tax avoidance schemes, protecting more than £260m in tax.

clock 27 March 2015 •

Retirement

Decade of delays: Friends Life pays sick retiree's annuities late for ten years

An exasperated Friends Life pension customer is taking his case to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) after what he said is a decade of poor service from the life company.

clock 26 March 2015 •

Regulation

Advisers could be forced to record client calls

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could be required under Europe-wide rules to force all financial advisers to record client telephone calls to prove they are acting in clients' best interests.

clock 26 March 2015 •

Regulation

Appeal Court ruling raises fresh questions over Harlequin advice

A Court of Appeal ruling about what constitutes a collective investment scheme has raised questions about the status of Harlequin that could cast further doubt on its suitability for retail investors.

clock 26 March 2015 •

Regulation

FOS bows to pressure to cut budget by 11%

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has listened to industry complaints about the burden of regulatory cost and cut its budget by 11% for the coming year.

clock 25 March 2015 •

Regulation

Ex-IFA admits multi-million pound Ponzi fraud

A former independent financial adviser who set up a "no-risk gambling" Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud.

clock 24 March 2015 •

Regulation

Review demands MAS slashes budget and listens more to levy payers

The Money Advice Service (MAS) will have its budget slashed and must be made more accountable to those regulated firms who pay for it, an independent report has said following complaints from levy payers.

clock 20 March 2015 •

Regulation

FCA fines Harlequin IFA directors over SIPP suitability failings

Two ex-directors of failed adviser TailorMade Independent (TMI) - the main distributor of £400m troubled unregulated property scheme Harlequin - have been banned and fined by the regulator for not assessing the suitability of clients' investments made...

clock 20 March 2015 • 3 min read

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BACK2Y-ers' paradox problem: Selling tickets to sales' funeral

clock 20 March 2015 •
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