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].
Australian ex-FS director sentenced to five years in prison over unlicensed advice
From 23 June 2019, Mr Arandez was not licensed or authorised to provide financial services, but he carried on until April 2021
People Moves: Brown Shipley, FCA, Maples Group
We round up the latest job updates in the industry every week
FCA to review how advice firms deal with bereaved customers
The report will be published later this year, with examples of good and bad practice included
Blevins Franks’ Farrell: Why I left my IFA business behind and moved to the Algarve
Sharon Farrell is now a partner with specialist expat advice firm Blevins Franks and says she enjoys the work/life balance on the Algarve
Latest news | 11 May 26
Isle of Man regulator consults on ‘legitimate interest’ route for public access to beneficial ownership info
The aim is to support the prevention, detection or investigation of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing




