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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

Editor's View: The interest around the FSCS's work in Wales

Adviser tips

Editor's View: The interest around the FSCS's work in Wales

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 18 August

clock 18 August 2023 • 1 min read
Dud quarter for platforms after recording lowest sales in 13 years  

Platforms

Dud quarter for platforms after recording lowest sales in 13 years  

Fundscape says sales were a ‘bloodbath’ over the last 12 months

clock 17 August 2023 • 2 min read
Editor's View: New advice models for a changing industry

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Editor's View: New advice models for a changing industry

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 11 August

clock 14 August 2023 • 1 min read
Abrdn takes £600m hit to its advice arm in six months as inflation bites

Platforms

Abrdn takes £600m hit to its advice arm in six months as inflation bites

Asset manager promises opportunities ‘remain compelling’

clock 08 August 2023 • 2 min read
Number of advisers in the UK rises for another consecutive year

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Number of advisers in the UK rises for another consecutive year

Findings from the FCA retail intermediary market data for 2022

clock 07 August 2023 • 1 min read
Progeny buys up rival wealth manager Fiscal Engineers

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Progeny buys up rival wealth manager Fiscal Engineers

Moles says the deal will ‘add a great deal of value’ to Progeny’s proposition

clock 07 August 2023 • 1 min read
Editor's View: The week that was THE week for the industry

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Editor's View: The week that was THE week for the industry

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 4 August

clock 04 August 2023 • 1 min read
Bank of England pushes rates 25bps to 5.25% in 14th successive hike

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Bank of England pushes rates 25bps to 5.25% in 14th successive hike

Interest rates are at their highest since the Global Financial Crisis

clock 03 August 2023 • 3 min read
Progeny sees revenue up in excess of £10m after acquisition successes

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Progeny sees revenue up in excess of £10m after acquisition successes

Firm also received corporate Chartered status from the CII earlier this year

clock 02 August 2023 • 1 min read
Adviser work experience initiative from CII opens to children 13 and over

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Adviser work experience initiative from CII opens to children 13 and over

The free initiative has been designed to grow talent in the advice industry

clock 02 August 2023 • 1 min read