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Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter is news editor at Professional Adviser.

Articles by Isabel Baxter

Advised platforms' gross sales hit £93bn in 2025

Platforms

Advised platforms' gross sales hit £93bn in 2025

Up from £79.97bn in 2024

clock 07 April 2026 • 2 min read
CII: Vulnerable client management is 'an opportunity for growth'

Your profession

CII: Vulnerable client management is 'an opportunity for growth'

Firms can expand potential client bases

clock 07 April 2026 • 2 min read
Individuals taking pension lump sums early hits 116,000 as IHT fears bite

Pensions

Individuals taking pension lump sums early hits 116,000 as IHT fears bite

Up from 110,000 the previous year

clock 07 April 2026 • 3 min read
Superbia acquires client bank of Coventry advice firm

Companies

Superbia acquires client bank of Coventry advice firm

Frank Corrigan & Co deal brings total AUM to about £1.4bn

clock 02 April 2026 • 2 min read
'The first of many lasts' – Marking a different tax year end

Tax planning

'The first of many lasts' – Marking a different tax year end

Advisers and clients having to digest changes under Labour

clock 01 April 2026 • 5 min read
FSCS declares Heritage Pensions in default

Companies

FSCS declares Heritage Pensions in default

Entered liquidation on 17 March 2022

clock 01 April 2026 • 2 min read
Evelyn Partners completes employee benefits arm sale

Companies

Evelyn Partners completes employee benefits arm sale

Sold to Howden

clock 01 April 2026 • 1 min read
Just Group to shutter Reigate HQ amid takeover

Companies

Just Group to shutter Reigate HQ amid takeover

Relocation expected to complete by Spring 2027

clock 01 April 2026 • 2 min read
Treasury rejects Lords' IHT on pensions recommendations

Tax planning

Treasury rejects Lords' IHT on pensions recommendations

Final guidance to be published in Spring 2027

clock 31 March 2026 • 3 min read
Big Interview: Castlefield's John Eckersley and Matt Ralph

Companies

Big Interview: Castlefield's John Eckersley and Matt Ralph

On what it means to be a ‘thoughtful investor’ and how the business got there

clock 30 March 2026 • 5 min read