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Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter

Isabel Baxter is senior reporter at Professional Adviser.

Articles by Isabel Baxter

Majority of advisers fear Consumer Duty will widen advice gap

Adviser / Broking

Majority of advisers fear Consumer Duty will widen advice gap

FCA to explore simplified regimes to close the gap

clock 03 August 2023 • 2 min read
Access Financial Services doubles adviser numbers with academy proposition

Adviser / Broking

Access Financial Services doubles adviser numbers with academy proposition

1,000 advisers expected over the next three years

clock 02 August 2023 • 2 min read
More adults turning to IFAs with four million taking advice in 2022

Adviser / Broking

More adults turning to IFAs with four million taking advice in 2022

Three quarters of advised adults use an IFA from a financial advice firm

clock 28 July 2023 • 1 min read
FCA and other regulators scrap £10k compensation cap

Regulation

FCA and other regulators scrap £10k compensation cap

A revised scheme will apply from 1 November 2023

clock 27 July 2023 • 1 min read
Advisers slam FCA for 'unclear' and 'unhelpful' Consumer Duty attitude

Adviser / Broking

Advisers slam FCA for 'unclear' and 'unhelpful' Consumer Duty attitude

Majority of IFAs think it has been ‘unclear, unresponsive and unhelpful’

clock 25 July 2023 • 1 min read
More than half of adults classed as 'vulnerable' under Consumer Duty

Regulation

More than half of adults classed as 'vulnerable' under Consumer Duty

Financial services providers can make a ‘huge difference’

clock 20 July 2023 • 1 min read