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Sahar Nazir

Sahar Nazir

Sahar Nazir is news editor at Professional Adviser.

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Providers ramp up prep for 2027 pension IHT changes

Tax planning

Providers ramp up prep for 2027 pension IHT changes

‘We’re working behind the scenes to prepare our systems’

clock 20 November 2025 • 2 min read
Cash-focused AJ Bell MPS sees rise in demand as 'clients increasingly need flexibility to invest'

DFM & Model Portfolios

Cash-focused AJ Bell MPS sees rise in demand as 'clients increasingly need flexibility to invest'

The Money Market MPS invests in money market funds, cash, and ultra-short-dated bonds

clock 19 November 2025 • 2 min read
Parmenion to offer advisers wider portfolio analysis via Mabel Insights

Platforms

Parmenion to offer advisers wider portfolio analysis via Mabel Insights

Advisers using Parmenion will gain access to tools

clock 18 November 2025 • 1 min read
FNZ appoints ex-Natwest CEO Dame Alison Rose as UK chair

People

FNZ appoints ex-Natwest CEO Dame Alison Rose as UK chair

Rose stepped down from NatWest in 2023

clock 18 November 2025 • 2 min read
Titan Wealth builds Welsh presence with Thomas Carroll IFA acquisition

Your profession

Titan Wealth builds Welsh presence with Thomas Carroll IFA acquisition

Thomas Carroll IFA is based in Caerphilly

clock 18 November 2025 • 2 min read
The Openwork Partnership hires former Royal London exec as Omnis Investments CEO

Your profession

The Openwork Partnership hires former Royal London exec as Omnis Investments CEO

Mehdi Kadhim joins

clock 18 November 2025 • 2 min read
Abolishing tax-free cash 'highly unlikely' and withdrawals market impact minimal

Your profession

Abolishing tax-free cash 'highly unlikely' and withdrawals market impact minimal

‘UK pensioners are too small a fish in the global monetary system’

clock 17 November 2025 • 3 min read
Shackleton secures FCA approval for Lee Equity majority investment

Your profession

Shackleton secures FCA approval for Lee Equity majority investment

Lee Equity’s investment will support the firm’s strategic priorities

clock 17 November 2025 • 2 min read
Shifting pension rules 'eroding trust' and 'hindering' retirement confidence

Retirement

Shifting pension rules 'eroding trust' and 'hindering' retirement confidence

Speculation on rules hitting confidence across every age group

clock 17 November 2025 • 2 min read
Aviva's adviser platform delivers 14% rise in net flows to £3.5bn

Platforms

Aviva's adviser platform delivers 14% rise in net flows to £3.5bn

Improved retention across the adviser channel

clock 13 November 2025 • 2 min read