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Hope William-Smith

Hope William-Smith

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Hope William-Smith is editor at Professional Adviser. She first joined Incisive Media as news editor of Professional Pensions in 2019 before becoming deputy editor in 2022. Hope was highly commended for Willis Towers Watson's DB Journalist of the Year in 2021, and shortlisted for Headline Money’s Rising Star of the Year and Financial Health and Life Insurance Journalist of the Year awards in 2019. She graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2015 with a Master of Law, Media and Journalism. Prior to that, she completed a BA in Politics and International Relations at the University of Sydney. Outside of work, she enjoys playing sports, learning languages, and travelling.

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Articles by Hope William-Smith

Industry

Sentencing of former trustee over £250,000 scheme fraud delayed

The case against the former trustee of a charity for the disabled who pleaded guilty to fraud has been adjourned.

clock 16 December 2019 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

DB trustees make moves to engage members with financial advice

Over a third of defined benefit (DB) trustees have helped their members source financial advice in the lead up to their retirement, research shows.

clock 11 December 2019 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Pension funding levels on the up

Pensions schemes are better funded now than this time last year, according to PwC’s annual Pension Scheme Funding Survey.

clock 09 December 2019 • 3 min read

Industry

Phoenix Group looks to acquire rival ReAssure for £3.2bn

Phoenix Group has laid down a proposal to acquire rival life insurer ReAssure Group in a £3.2bn cash and shares deal.

clock 06 December 2019 • 3 min read

Industry

KPMG sells UK pensions practice to private equity house

KPMG has signed a conditional agreement to sell its UK pensions practice to private equity-backed firm NewCo.

clock 05 December 2019 • 1 min read

Industry

Grant Stobart: The M&A market is 'luck and chemistry'

Pensions and actuarial consulting is an increasingly lucrative business. Hope William-Smith speaks to Grant Stobart about Broadstone’s growth plans and where the small player sits in a busy market.

clock 05 December 2019 • 4 min read

Investment

Adapting pension fund portfolios to match ESG expectations

Most asset classes have a long way to go on meeting sustainability targets and the pressure to be environmentally compliant is increasing. Hope William-Smith reports

clock 05 December 2019 • 5 min read

Defined Benefit

Unilever sets out plans to overhaul DB offering; Unions join forces to quash proposals

Unilever has set out plans to overhaul its defined benefit (DB) pension arrangements in a bid to manage costs.

clock 03 December 2019 • 3 min read

Investment

UK Power Networks appoints BlackRock for £4bn fiduciary brief

BlackRock has been appointed as the fiduciary manager for the UK Power Networks Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (ESPS).

clock 02 December 2019 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Average DB scheme able to meet 94% of benefits

A typical defined benefit (DB) scheme was able to meet 93.7% of its accrued pension rights as of 30 September this year, according to Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).

clock 29 November 2019 • 2 min read
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