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Sahar Nazir

Sahar Nazir

Sahar Nazir is news editor at Professional Adviser.

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FSCS sets £108m budget for 2026/27 as costs fall in real terms

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FSCS sets £108m budget for 2026/27 as costs fall in real terms

Compensation scheme plans lower core costs

clock 13 January 2026 • 1 min read
Titan Wealth moves to buy Chester-based advice firm Innes Reid

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Titan Wealth moves to buy Chester-based advice firm Innes Reid

Deal would add £590m of assets under advice

clock 13 January 2026 • 2 min read
Unused pensions in scope for IHT driving rethink of drawdown and housing wealth

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Unused pensions in scope for IHT driving rethink of drawdown and housing wealth

Later life lending increasingly entering advisers’ intergenerational planning discussions

clock 13 January 2026 • 3 min read
WH Ireland shareholders back Team takeover in key vote

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WH Ireland shareholders back Team takeover in key vote

FCA clearance still required

clock 09 January 2026 • 3 min read
STEP names Emma Lovell as CEO

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STEP names Emma Lovell as CEO

Lovell is an experienced CEO across financial services

clock 08 January 2026 • 2 min read
Verso Group acquires Midlands-based Chartered financial planning firm

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Verso Group acquires Midlands-based Chartered financial planning firm

Everlong Wealth Limited has a team of 12

clock 07 January 2026 • 1 min read
Government policy tops adviser concerns as firms focus on client retention

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Government policy tops adviser concerns as firms focus on client retention

According to survey by TFAS Compliance Services (TCS)

clock 07 January 2026 • 2 min read
Fairstone deputy chair Lee Hartley exits consolidator

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Fairstone deputy chair Lee Hartley exits consolidator

CEO Steven Cooper sets out 2026 expansion plans

clock 06 January 2026 • 1 min read
AI was 'headline act' this year

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AI was 'headline act' this year

PA looks at what AI did for advice this year and what more to expect

clock 22 December 2025 • 4 min read
SFO secures six-figure confiscation order against Axiom Legal Financing fraudster

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SFO secures six-figure confiscation order against Axiom Legal Financing fraudster

David Kennedy is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence

clock 22 December 2025 • 1 min read