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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

Investment

Exclusive: Median FM fees fall as scrutiny increases

EY says downward trend has been driven by growing transparency and increased competition

clock 28 July 2021 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

TISA critiques vast number of consultations for pensions

Comes as a PP poll finds almost three quarters agree they are “drowning” under a deluge

clock 28 July 2021 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Tranche 14 schemes maintain stable position

Latest TPR analysis comes after a rocky year for DB funding

clock 27 July 2021 • 2 min read

Investment

Scottish Widows reboots environmental fund

The 100% fossil fuel free fund will invest in green British businesses

clock 27 July 2021 • 2 min read

Industry

Aon and Willis Towers Watson terminate $30bn merger

Aon is now set to pay a $1bn termination fee to Willis Towers Watson

clock 27 July 2021 • 1 min read

Industry

Maps' MoneyHelper launches resilience programme

Couch to Financial Fitness follows the format of NHS-backed running app Couch to 5K

clock 26 July 2021 • 2 min read

Industry

TPO records 6% increase on closed pension complaints

Ombudsman Antony Arter says the last year was successful despite the challenges of Covid-19

clock 23 July 2021 • 4 min read

Industry

Five stories you may have missed this week

Hybrid working policies released by both Cardano and Isio

clock 23 July 2021 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Exclusive: EY creates pension scheme dashboard service

Trustee boards can use the benchmarking service to compare themselves against their peers

clock 22 July 2021 • 1 min read

Industry

94% of trustees fear members will be scammed

Warning that lax due diligence could be compounding the problem

clock 22 July 2021 • 1 min read
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