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Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter is news editor at Professional Adviser.

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Lords committee calls on government to rethink IHT reforms

Tax Planning

Lords committee calls on government to rethink IHT reforms

Warns IHT on pensions will place ‘huge burden’ on personal reps

clock 28 January 2026 • 6 min read
Deal Dive: Advice firm deals 2025 wrapped

Your profession

Deal Dive: Advice firm deals 2025 wrapped

Deals announced in Q4 before the year ended

clock 27 January 2026 • 2 min read
Advisers urged to rethink what multi-asset 'really means'

Multi-Asset

Advisers urged to rethink what multi-asset 'really means'

As portfolio concentration and volatility risks rise

clock 27 January 2026 • 2 min read
Next Generation Advisers: Meet Path Financial's James Harrison

People

Next Generation Advisers: Meet Path Financial's James Harrison

‘Too many advisers are being shoe-horned into a consolidator proposition’

clock 27 January 2026 • 3 min read
Continuum sees turnover up 19% in 11th year of growth

Companies

Continuum sees turnover up 19% in 11th year of growth

Turnover has risen by 158% since 2020

clock 26 January 2026 • 2 min read
Fairstone forecasts 30% increase in advice firm buyout programme sign-ups

Companies

Fairstone forecasts 30% increase in advice firm buyout programme sign-ups

Steven Cooper expects a ‘busy first year’ as CEO

clock 26 January 2026 • 3 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown's fee cut to send competitors 'into a frenzy'

Companies

Hargreaves Lansdown's fee cut to send competitors 'into a frenzy'

Robo-advisers ‘now look comparatively expensive’

clock 26 January 2026 • 7 min read
Vanguard cuts UK home bias on £52bn LifeStrategy range and lowers fees

Companies

Vanguard cuts UK home bias on £52bn LifeStrategy range and lowers fees

Unveils series of changes to LifeStrategy offering

clock 22 January 2026 • 3 min read
Senior advice leaders herald AI as a core capability

Technology

Senior advice leaders herald AI as a core capability

'Financial services has a unique responsibility when it comes to AI'

clock 21 January 2026 • 2 min read
FOS leadership changes show reforms 'are serious'

Your profession

FOS leadership changes show reforms 'are serious'

2026 will be a ‘year of material change’ at the Ombudsman

clock 21 January 2026 • 3 min read