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Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter is senior reporter at Professional Adviser.

Articles by Isabel Baxter

Treasury bags £10.3bn in CGT receipts as Budget changes bite

Tax planning

Treasury bags £10.3bn in CGT receipts as Budget changes bite

Likely due to lots of people triggering gains ahead of Autumn Budget

clock 21 February 2025 • 2 min read
Real cash ISA returns fall back into negative territory

ISAs

Real cash ISA returns fall back into negative territory

Following seven months where returns beat inflation

clock 20 February 2025 • 2 min read
Aegon continues platform growth trajectory as AUA hits £115bn

Companies

Aegon continues platform growth trajectory as AUA hits £115bn

Provider ‘gaining traction’ on targeting the top 500 advice firms

clock 20 February 2025 • 2 min read
FCA addresses criticism on plan to auto-delete staff emails after a year

Regulation

FCA addresses criticism on plan to auto-delete staff emails after a year

‘We’re not deleting evidence or hiding information’

clock 20 February 2025 • 3 min read
Next Generation Advisers: Meet Octopus Money's Kristian Manton

People

Next Generation Advisers: Meet Octopus Money's Kristian Manton

The UK’s youngest-ever Fellow of the PFS

clock 19 February 2025 • 5 min read
FSCS' Independently East investigation nears completion

Companies

FSCS' Independently East investigation nears completion

Advice firm entered liquidation in 2023

clock 19 February 2025 • 1 min read
Trump's presidency and tariffs: Advice industry shares views

Economics / Markets

Trump's presidency and tariffs: Advice industry shares views

‘Stark raving mad’ but ‘great’ for US firms

clock 18 February 2025 • 4 min read
FOS upholds complaint against Quilter AR over unsuitable ISA advice

Companies

FOS upholds complaint against Quilter AR over unsuitable ISA advice

Promised client that investments would repay mortgage by 2025

clock 18 February 2025 • 3 min read
Fidelius unveils rebrand and expansion plans following Sӧderberg & Partners backing

Companies

Fidelius unveils rebrand and expansion plans following Sӧderberg & Partners backing

Plans to double AUM by 2029

clock 17 February 2025 • 2 min read
Abrdn Adviser makes trio of price reductions on Wrap platform

Wrap/platforms

Abrdn Adviser makes trio of price reductions on Wrap platform

Moving towards a ‘more simplified charging structure’

clock 17 February 2025 • 2 min read