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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

Industry agrees it has work to do on supporting savers

Defined Contribution

Industry agrees it has work to do on supporting savers

A round-up of the industry’s views on the DWP’s latest call for evidence

clock 15 June 2022 • 4 min read
TPR publishes trustee guide to reporting scammers

Industry

TPR publishes trustee guide to reporting scammers

Regulator asks for industry help to protect pension savers

clock 15 June 2022 • 1 min read
Superfund deals likely in the next 12 months, industry says

Defined Benefit

Superfund deals likely in the next 12 months, industry says

Industry mostly positive that superfund deals are imminent; Clara provides an update

clock 15 June 2022 • 3 min read
CDC schemes 'must be explicit about potential risks', PPI says

Industry

CDC schemes 'must be explicit about potential risks', PPI says

A warning from the Pensions Policy Institute and a view from Royal Mail

clock 15 June 2022 • 3 min read
The countdown to pensions engagement season

Industry

The countdown to pensions engagement season

Aegon and Cushon are the latest to join the joint PLSA/ABI campaign

clock 14 June 2022 • 2 min read
DWP opens consultation on saver pension choices

Industry

DWP opens consultation on saver pension choices

Call for input aimed at trustees, providers, industry bodies and scheme members

clock 14 June 2022 • 2 min read
Disillusionment over DB funding code delays

Defined Benefit

Disillusionment over DB funding code delays

Second consultation set for autumn with code to be operational from September 2023

clock 13 June 2022 • 2 min read
Opperman slates public sector DB schemes as unsustainable

Defined Benefit

Opperman slates public sector DB schemes as unsustainable

Longest-serving pensions minister says public sector pensions must be reformed

clock 13 June 2022 • 1 min read
TCFD penalties not expected in first report wave, says TPR

Industry

TCFD penalties not expected in first report wave, says TPR

The regulator outlines its expectations of the industry around TCFD reporting

clock 10 June 2022 • 1 min read
Five stories you may have missed this week

Industry

Five stories you may have missed this week

A £100bn pension surplus and findings on the ‘pension consumer journey’

clock 10 June 2022 • 1 min read
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