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Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter is news editor at Professional Adviser.

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Continuum sees turnover up 19% in 11th year of growth

Companies

Continuum sees turnover up 19% in 11th year of growth

Turnover has risen by 158% since 2020

clock 26 January 2026 • 2 min read
Fairstone forecasts 30% increase in advice firm buyout programme sign-ups

Companies

Fairstone forecasts 30% increase in advice firm buyout programme sign-ups

Steven Cooper expects a ‘busy first year’ as CEO

clock 26 January 2026 • 3 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown's fee cut to send competitors 'into a frenzy'

Companies

Hargreaves Lansdown's fee cut to send competitors 'into a frenzy'

Robo-advisers ‘now look comparatively expensive’

clock 26 January 2026 • 7 min read
Vanguard cuts UK home bias on £52bn LifeStrategy range and lowers fees

Companies

Vanguard cuts UK home bias on £52bn LifeStrategy range and lowers fees

Unveils series of changes to LifeStrategy offering

clock 22 January 2026 • 3 min read
Senior advice leaders herald AI as a core capability

Technology

Senior advice leaders herald AI as a core capability

'Financial services has a unique responsibility when it comes to AI'

clock 21 January 2026 • 2 min read
FOS leadership changes show reforms 'are serious'

Your profession

FOS leadership changes show reforms 'are serious'

2026 will be a ‘year of material change’ at the Ombudsman

clock 21 January 2026 • 3 min read
Private markets growth to have 'profound' impact on client portfolios

Your profession

Private markets growth to have 'profound' impact on client portfolios

Schroders’ Lowe points to ‘super-cycle’

clock 21 January 2026 • 2 min read
Just Group sees fall in retirement income sales as takeover approaches

Retirement

Just Group sees fall in retirement income sales as takeover approaches

Brookfield Wealth Solutions to takeover during first half of the year

clock 20 January 2026 • 2 min read
Wealth firm Logic Investments enters special administration

Companies

Wealth firm Logic Investments enters special administration

Following FCA requirement preventing it from taking on clients

clock 19 January 2026 • 1 min read
Tyne and Wear advice firm declared failed by FSCS

Companies

Tyne and Wear advice firm declared failed by FSCS

Hanson Financial Partners is no longer trading

clock 16 January 2026 • 2 min read