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Sahar Nazir

Sahar Nazir

Sahar Nazir is news editor at Professional Adviser.

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Consumer Duty business impacts expected by advisers

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Consumer Duty business impacts expected by advisers

More advisers believe Consumer Duty will have a ‘high impact' on their firm

clock 15 December 2023 • 1 min read
More advisers avoiding clients with under £50,000

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More advisers avoiding clients with under £50,000

Advisers now less willing to take on new clients with limited assets

clock 15 December 2023 • 1 min read
Advisers note extant bearish sentiment among tense clients

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Advisers note extant bearish sentiment among tense clients

Schroders says clients more bearish now than May 2023

clock 15 December 2023 • 1 min read
Advisers flag dip in number of clients ending protection policies

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Advisers flag dip in number of clients ending protection policies

Comes amid a year of change for an increasingly smaller protection market

clock 14 December 2023 • 1 min read
Benchmark acquires West Sussex IFA adding £111m in client assets

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Benchmark acquires West Sussex IFA adding £111m in client assets

Champain is appointed representative of Benchmark's advice network

clock 12 December 2023 • 1 min read
FCA raises alarm on platforms' handling of customer interest

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FCA raises alarm on platforms' handling of customer interest

Regulator cracks down on investment platforms for ‘double dipping’

clock 12 December 2023 • 1 min read
Majority of IFAs 'concerned' about artificial intelligence

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Majority of IFAs 'concerned' about artificial intelligence

Three in five believe regulations on use of AI tools should be made stricter

clock 08 December 2023 • 2 min read
Model portfolio services outperform adviser platform market

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Model portfolio services outperform adviser platform market

NextWealth says 41% of advisers expect to increase MPS use next year

clock 08 December 2023 • 1 min read
Platforms facing 'heaps of adviser demands' in 'challenging market'

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Platforms facing 'heaps of adviser demands' in 'challenging market'

Patrick Mill’s top challenge since being Wealthtime CEO has been the market

clock 07 December 2023 • 3 min read
Advisers partner with fewer DFMs post-Consumer Duty

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Advisers partner with fewer DFMs post-Consumer Duty

Advisers work with an average of 1.7 DFMs, down from 2.2 last year

clock 07 December 2023 • 1 min read