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Jenna Brown

Jenna Brown

Jenna Brown is deputy editor at Professional Adviser. She first joined the brand in 2012 in the role of news editor.

Articles by Jenna Brown

Advised platform AUM tops £711bn in Q3 with new business hitting 'all-time highs'

Wrap/platforms

Advised platform AUM tops £711bn in Q3 with new business hitting 'all-time highs'

Headed towards a ‘record-breaking year’

clock 06 November 2025 • 2 min read
National curriculum overhaul strengthens financial education for all schoolchildren

Your profession

National curriculum overhaul strengthens financial education for all schoolchildren

Greater financial literacy could boost economy by £7bn a year

clock 05 November 2025 • 4 min read
Govt ignores pension tax lock call as petition responses top 18,500

Pensions

Govt ignores pension tax lock call as petition responses top 18,500

AJ Bell started petition; Govt forced to respond after 10,000 signatures

clock 23 October 2025 • 2 min read
FCA complaints: Pensions and investment gripes on the rise

Regulation

FCA complaints: Pensions and investment gripes on the rise

Total number of financial services complaints hits 1.85 million

clock 23 October 2025 • 1 min read
L&G forecasts annual annuity volumes to more than double to £20bn by 2034

Income

L&G forecasts annual annuity volumes to more than double to £20bn by 2034

To launch blended annuity drawdown product next year

clock 23 October 2025 • 4 min read
AJ Bell reports record platform AUM of £103bn

Wrap/platforms

AJ Bell reports record platform AUM of £103bn

AUM and customer numbers both up 19% in the year

clock 23 October 2025 • 3 min read
IHT tax take up £100m to £4.4bn in six months to September

Tax planning

IHT tax take up £100m to £4.4bn in six months to September

IHT revenue on track for ‘another record-breaking year’

clock 21 October 2025 • 3 min read
Regulatory pressure continues to 'weigh' on advisers

Regulation

Regulatory pressure continues to 'weigh' on advisers

Consumer Duty and FCA reporting cited as biggest regulatory demands

clock 20 October 2025 • 1 min read
Former Aviva UK CEO David Barral dies in car crash

People

Former Aviva UK CEO David Barral dies in car crash

Police are appealing for witnesses

clock 17 October 2025 • 1 min read
Advice 'essential' as IHT could snare triple the number of households from 2027

Tax planning

Advice 'essential' as IHT could snare triple the number of households from 2027

‘Fundamental shift in the UK’s estate planning landscape’

clock 15 October 2025 • 2 min read