The top ten news stories from Professional Adviser in 2022

Company bust ups, acquisitions, and the ever watchful regulator

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As the year winds to a close, the Professional Adviser editorial team is taking a look back at some of the best-read and biggest stories of the last 12 months.

It's been an exceptionally busy year for the PA team, as I'm sure it has for every person reading this. Among other things, it has been a year of change, with former editor Tom Ellis handing over the reins to Hope William-Smith in September. The news continues to flow and the topics are never a surprise, with this year characterised in particularly by the economic unrest and political aftermath of the disastrous Mini Budget under former prime minister Liz Truss. News about British Steel and the long-awaited compensation scheme has also been ongoing, as have those on the firms declared...

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