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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

Pensions

Five to ten years 'reasonable' for pension coronavirus recovery

DC schemes feeling the pinch

clock 18 March 2020 • 2 min read

Retirement

Parliamentary group launches to step up action on pension scams

The new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pension Scams has had its inaugural meeting in parliament to outline its priorities for boosting public awareness around scam risks.

clock 17 March 2020 • 2 min read

Retirement

'Draconian penalties' promised for schemes with poor dashboard data

Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has warned schemes who do not have their data organised to the standard required for the pensions dashboard will face “draconian penalties.”

clock 13 March 2020 • 1 min read

Retirement

Maps names industry leaders for financial wellbeing initiative

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has named 12 sector leaders as challenge group chairs to spearhead its newly launched strategy for financial wellbeing.

clock 27 February 2020 • 2 min read

Tax planning

Tax hikes vital to meet govt spending promises, says IFS

Taxes will have to increase after the March Budget if the government plans to honour the spending plans in outlined last year, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.

clock 26 February 2020 • 2 min read