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Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter is news editor at Professional Adviser, leading coverage of the UK financial advice, wealth management and retirement planning sectors. She is responsible for breaking news, industry analysis, features and interviews with leading figures across the adviser market. 

She joined Incisive Media in 2023 as a senior reporter, progressing to chief reporter before becoming news editor. Prior to Professional Adviser, she was a junior reporter at PAM Insight, covering the wealth management and private client sectors. 

Isabel has reported extensively on adviser succession, M&A activity, regulation, retirement planning, sustainable investing and other key developments shaping the advice profession.

She is part of the award-nominated Professional Adviser editorial team and was highly commended for Content Excellence at the Incisive Media Drury Lane Awards in both 2024 and 2025.

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Articles by Isabel Baxter

Social media investment advice leaves investors out of pocket - research

Your profession

Social media investment advice leaves investors out of pocket - research

Over half who acted on social media financial advice regretted it

clock 21 August 2026 • 3 min read
A 'mainstream' planning issue: IHT receipts hit £3.2bn

Tax Planning

A 'mainstream' planning issue: IHT receipts hit £3.2bn

Up by £100m on last year

clock 21 August 2026 • 4 min read
Tributes paid to financial services technology specialist Murray Ginn

People

Tributes paid to financial services technology specialist Murray Ginn

Held roles at Interactive Investor, FNZ and SS&C Hubwise

clock 20 August 2026 • 2 min read
Fairstone acquires Belfast advice firm

Companies

Fairstone acquires Belfast advice firm

Consolidator snaps up Ferguson Hill Asset Management

clock 19 August 2026 • 2 min read
Canaccord Wealth acquires EFG's wealth business

Companies

Canaccord Wealth acquires EFG's wealth business

Snaps up £3.1bn AUM EFG Harris Allday

clock 19 August 2026 • 2 min read
Octopus defends £3bn IHT scheme as scrutiny intensifies over lending disclosure

Companies

Octopus defends £3bn IHT scheme as scrutiny intensifies over lending disclosure

Criticism of transparency on Fern Trading lending activities

clock 18 August 2026 • 4 min read
Small advice firms feature prominently in buyer criteria on online M&A platform

Your profession

Small advice firms feature prominently in buyer criteria on online M&A platform

First advice firm seller cohort go live on Melo’s Project Exit

clock 18 August 2026 • 4 min read
Financial planner Depledge partners with law firm for IHT on pensions prep

Tax planning

Financial planner Depledge partners with law firm for IHT on pensions prep

Unspent pension pots come into scope in eight months

clock 17 August 2026 • 3 min read
News editor's view: When an aspiring adviser knocks, let them in

Your profession

News editor's view: When an aspiring adviser knocks, let them in

The news editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 14 August

clock 14 August 2026 • 3 min read
Openwork's 2Plan finishes compensating clients after putting £1m aside

Companies

Openwork's 2Plan finishes compensating clients after putting £1m aside

Eventual redress bills for ongoing service and rebalancing issues below original provisions

clock 14 August 2026 • 2 min read
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