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].

Investment | 14 Nov 25

UK Chancellor scraps plans for “exit tax”

Reeves was reportedly hoping to raise £2bn from the proposal

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Industry | 13 Nov 25

Standard Life launches flexible reversionary trust for international bond

The FRP enables clients to gift an International Bond into trust while retaining the option to take regular payments

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Companies | 13 Nov 25

Mattioli Woods CEO steps down after 30 years

Peter Mann, currently non-exec chairman at the business, will be appointed chief executive subject to regulatory approval

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Industry | 12 Nov 25

UK advisers’ FSCS levy to rise to £110m in 2026/27

The FSCS will publish an update on its budget in early 2026

Asia | 11 Nov 25

Former Goldman Sachs exec joins Capital Group in Singapore

He will build up the firm’s Asia financial intermediaries team