Laura is an award-winning freelance financial journalist and is associate editor of International Adviser, managing news output on the website. She was named Headline Money's Journalist of the Year 2025. Laura can be contacted on [email protected].
Latest news | 20 Mar 26
UK passport rule change prompts some expats to rethink British citizenship
Travellers with a different passport will have to provide a certificate confirming right of abode
Skybound launches expat resilience initiative to help families prepare for uncertainty
The initiative includes a self-assessment checklist and access to complimentary resilience reviews with Skybound’s team
Investment | 19 Mar 26
House of Lords votes to scrap government power to mandate where pension schemes invest
It comes as a blow to pensions minister Torsten Bell, who has been adamant about keeping the reserve power
Latest news | 19 Mar 26
Bank of England holds base rate at 3.75% as increases now expected later this year
The UK’s base rate had been predicted to gradually come down over the course of 2026, but the war in Iran has shifted expectations
Inheritance tax on pensions gets the final green light despite industry pushback
From April 2027, pensions will form part of someone’s estate for IHT purposes when they die