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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

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative adds six signatories

Willis Towers Watson, Ninety One, Franklin Templeton and Martin Currie among sign-ups

clock 06 July 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Greenwashing fears veil growing sustainability confidence

Research shows declining concern that investing sustainably hampers investment performance

clock 05 July 2021 • 2 min read

Admin / Technology

Broadstone buys PwC's treasury investment team

Acquisition comes as part of Broadstone’s expansion of its investment consulting practice

clock 02 July 2021 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

FTSE 100 pension surplus returns to pre-Covid levels

Companies may now look to build on this strengthened position and consider de-risking

clock 02 July 2021 • 1 min read

Industry

Five stories you may have missed this week

Trustee remuneration and statistics on DB transfers and contingent charging

clock 02 July 2021 • 1 min read

Industry

Professional Pensions Monthly Digest: June 2021

Our monthly round-up of the most important articles PP published last month

clock 01 July 2021 • 5 min read

Regulation

Schemes face 'streamlined' ESG reporting framework

Pension schemes will face another set of disclosure obligations, chancellor announces

clock 01 July 2021 • 1 min read

Industry

Pension system 'outdated' and 'unsuitable', warns PPI

Financial strain from the Covid-19 pandemic has seen one in ten savers reduce their pension contributions

clock 01 July 2021 • 1 min read

Investment

Exclusive: BlackRock boosts ESG credentials of DC fund range

Enhancements come on the back of client demand and ESG disclosure rules for schemes

clock 30 June 2021 • 2 min read

Industry

Lay trustee accreditation welcomed by industry

Lay trustees should complete the PMI certificate of trusteeship as well as TPR’s toolkit

clock 29 June 2021 • 2 min read
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