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Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter is chief reporter at Professional Adviser.

Articles by Isabel Baxter

Quilter swoops two Shackleton advisers in latest AR additions

Companies

Quilter swoops two Shackleton advisers in latest AR additions

Five more firms join the network

clock 28 November 2025 • 1 min read
Wealth manager Pello Capital declared failed by FSCS after investigation

Companies

Wealth manager Pello Capital declared failed by FSCS after investigation

More than 90 claims over pensions advice

clock 28 November 2025 • 2 min read
'Jury is out' on whether advisers will decrease VCT use after Budget tax relief cut

VCTs / EIS

'Jury is out' on whether advisers will decrease VCT use after Budget tax relief cut

Financial advisers share their thoughts

clock 27 November 2025 • 7 min read
Budget 25: Changes to IHT on pensions rules for personal representatives

Tax planning

Budget 25: Changes to IHT on pensions rules for personal representatives

Will be able to instruct scheme administrators to pay

clock 26 November 2025 • 3 min read
Budget 25: APR and BPR £1m threshold frozen until 2031

Tax planning

Budget 25: APR and BPR £1m threshold frozen until 2031

Unused allowance transferable between spouses and civil partners

clock 26 November 2025 • 2 min read
Budget 25: IHT nil rate bands frozen until 2031

Tax Planning

Budget 25: IHT nil rate bands frozen until 2031

Confirmed in Budget documents today

clock 26 November 2025 • 2 min read
Budget 25: Chancellor scraps infected blood scandal IHT charge

Tax planning

Budget 25: Chancellor scraps infected blood scandal IHT charge

Compensation payments exempt ‘regardless of the circumstances’

clock 26 November 2025 • 2 min read
CII launches vulnerability guide

Your profession

CII launches vulnerability guide

For insurance and personal finance

clock 25 November 2025 • 3 min read
PhillipCapital eyes Walker Crips takeover with £6m bid

Companies

PhillipCapital eyes Walker Crips takeover with £6m bid

Amid significant regulatory, compliance and liquidity challenges

clock 24 November 2025 • 3 min read
FCA bids to save firms £100m a year with transaction reporting changes

Regulation

FCA bids to save firms £100m a year with transaction reporting changes

Aiming to reduce costs and improve quality of data

clock 21 November 2025 • 1 min read