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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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Economics / Markets

UK economy cooling but still likely the strongest in developed world - economists

Britain's economy is cooling but will continue to be among the strongest in the developed world in the coming years, according to experts.

clock 05 November 2014 •

Pensions

Risk of £300 fine for pensions used like bank accounts

Thousands of savers face being hit with fines from the taxman for using their pension like a cash machine for the first time.

clock 05 November 2014 •

Investment

MPs alerted to concerns over Yorkshire Bank Arck investor scheme

Yorkshire Bank has been accused of failing to help investors who lost money in failed property firm Arck, despite setting up a dedicated "support scheme" brokered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), prompting a lawyer to raise the issue with MPs....

clock 03 November 2014 • 4 min read

Alternative Investments

P2P in ISAs: Advisers on risk vs reward

P2P in ISAs: Advisers on risk vs reward

clock 31 October 2014 •

Regulation

Sesame: Other firms use 'pay-to-play' schemes too

Sesame is "not alone" in selling places on its restricted panel of product providers to the highest bidder, executive chairman John Cowan has said, as the network reels from a £1.6m fine for the banned practice.

clock 31 October 2014 •

Regulation

FCA fines Sesame £1.6m for 'pay-to-play' arrangements

Sesame, the UK's largest network of financial advisers, has been fined £1.6m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for setting up a pay-to-play scheme that "undermined the ban on commission payments brought in by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR)"....

clock 30 October 2014 •

Regulation

Sesame angers advisers with past advice crackdown after £6m fine

Past and present appointed representatives (ARs) of Sesame have expressed their anger at being told advice previously passed by the network as suitable has now been deemed wrong in a widespread review following a £6m fine from the regulator.

clock 30 October 2014 •

Your profession

Stealing ideas from Starbucks (Or why success is no accident)

Stealing ideas from Starbucks (Or why success is no accident)

clock 28 October 2014 •

Pensions

Annuity income tumbles £2k since Budget pensions overhaul

The average annuity today delivers just over £2,000 less income over retirement compared to one bought in March, when the Chancellor swept away the need for savers to buy the product in his Budget, according to retirement specialist MGM Advantage.

clock 27 October 2014 •

Managed solutions

Rathbones' CEO: Risk targeted funds make managers work harder

Long-time proponent of risk targeted investments Rathbones' chief executive Mike Webb has said the method makes fund managers work harder for investors, and can help advisers stay on the right side of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

clock 24 October 2014 •
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