'Zoom-bombing', potential scams and more controversies: PA's 10 most-read stories of 2020

One adviser left stunned

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Stories on contingent charging, scams and Brexit have all proved to be popular with our readers this year but there are certainly some rather offbeat inclusions in the 10 most-read articles on the Professional Adviser website in the last 12 months. Read on to find out which articles were the most-read on the PA website this year, as well as the most popular article of 2020...

So, counting down to Professional Adviser's most-read story of the year, here is our top 10 from 2020. 10. Revealed: All the winners at the 2020 Professional Adviser Awards The article detailing and celebrating the winners of the 2020 Professional Adviser Awards was a big hit with our readers at the beginning of the year. Berry & Oak, Standard Life and Legal & General Investment Management all went home multiple winners in February at the black tie ceremony in London - pre-pandemic, of course. Meanwhile, 13 companies were adjudged to have made the grade in the best financial adviser...

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