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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

Swansea firm Portfolio Financial Consultancy acquired by Ascot Lloyd

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Swansea firm Portfolio Financial Consultancy acquired by Ascot Lloyd

Acquisition of the firm announced on its website and LinkedIn last week

clock 17 July 2023 • 1 min read
Editor's View: The FCA and a 'lighter touch' on regulation

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Editor's View: The FCA and a 'lighter touch' on regulation

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 14 July

clock 17 July 2023 • 1 min read
Defaqto debuts fund and product comparison Consumer Duty offering

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Defaqto debuts fund and product comparison Consumer Duty offering

‘Consumer Duty Profiles’ to appear imminently in adviser software

clock 13 July 2023 • 1 min read
Bristol firm with British Steel links declared failed after FSCS probe

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Bristol firm with British Steel links declared failed after FSCS probe

The lifeboat fund confirmed it was investigating the firm in March

clock 12 July 2023 • 1 min read
M&A value drops across wealth despite rise in number of deals

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M&A value drops across wealth despite rise in number of deals

A total of 67 acquisitions took place in the first half of this year

clock 10 July 2023 • 2 min read
Markets to cause 1-in-6 asset managers to disappear by 2027

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Markets to cause 1-in-6 asset managers to disappear by 2027

'For clients, having their wealth manager acquired can be unnerving'

clock 10 July 2023 • 2 min read
Robo advice market predicted to hit £4.6trn in the next four years

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Robo advice market predicted to hit £4.6trn in the next four years

Survey says ‘robo advice is gaining momentum and doing so at speed’

clock 10 July 2023 • 1 min read
Editor's View: 31 July and mystically revived corpses

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Editor's View: 31 July and mystically revived corpses

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 7 July

clock 07 July 2023 • 2 min read
Goals and knowledge key drivers influencing trust in advisers

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Goals and knowledge key drivers influencing trust in advisers

Research findings consider what drives a client to trust their adviser

clock 04 July 2023 • 2 min read
HFMC Wealth inks £350m deal for London firm Weston Cummins

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HFMC Wealth inks £350m deal for London firm Weston Cummins

Acquisition follows a £145m January deal for a City of London adviser 

clock 04 July 2023 • 1 min read