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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

Retirement

TPR set to tighten regulatory grip as it unveils latest corporate plan

Support for DB schemes

clock 29 June 2020 • 1 min read

Regulation

FCA launches workplace pensions value for money consultation

Joint strategy with TPR

clock 24 June 2020 • 2 min read

Retirement

Maps lays down response to Covid-19 pensions impact in 10-year strategy

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has a “critical role to play” in the UK’s economic recovery from coronavirus, it says in a ten-year corporate plan released today.

clock 16 June 2020 • 3 min read

Your profession

LV= considering selling remaining pensions and insurance business

LV= is exploring the sale of its remaining life and pensions operations, Sky News has reported.

clock 12 June 2020 • 1 min read

Retirement

FCA called to do more to protect DB and DC members from scams

The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to consider further interventions to protect pension scheme members from scams.

clock 11 June 2020 • 1 min read

Retirement

Lords pensions bill amendment could confirm single dashboard approach

Clause 122

clock 10 June 2020 • 1 min read

Your profession

Fraud losses from coronavirus scams hit £5m mark

11,000 scams

clock 05 June 2020 • 2 min read

Retirement

Firefighters launch fresh legal battle against government pension benefits

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has filed court proceedings over the government’s withholding of improved pension benefits for its employers, citing it a ‘dirty trick’.

clock 28 April 2020 • 3 min read

Retirement

Coronavirus-driven capacity crunch to leave DB members flailing

Advisers leaving market

clock 03 April 2020 • 2 min read

Retirement

Alternatives and ESG floundering in DC investment

Aon research

clock 26 March 2020 • 2 min read