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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

Impartiality ranks as the most highly valued adviser skill by clients

Adviser / Broking

Impartiality ranks as the most highly valued adviser skill by clients

Followed by an understanding of their family situation

clock 27 September 2023 • 1 min read
CII opens business owner-focussed adviser leadership programme

Adviser / Broking

CII opens business owner-focussed adviser leadership programme

Topics covered include exit planning, recruitment and scalability

clock 21 August 2023 • 1 min read
CII launches adviser work experience initiative for children 13 and over

Adviser / Broking

CII launches adviser work experience initiative for children 13 and over

To grow talent in the advice industry

clock 02 August 2023 • 1 min read
A look at the challenges for the LGBT community working with advisers

Adviser / Broking

A look at the challenges for the LGBT community working with advisers

Advisers can have ‘confidence to ask the right questions’ in the right way

clock 13 June 2023 • 1 min read
FCA: 'Expect robust action' with Consumer Duty supervision

Regulation

FCA: 'Expect robust action' with Consumer Duty supervision

The watchdog has issued another warning on how it will discipline firms

clock 10 May 2023 • 1 min read
FCA consults on fees of £94m for advisers to fork out in 2023/24

Adviser / Broking

FCA consults on fees of £94m for advisers to fork out in 2023/24

Consultation opens today as regulator publishes its latest business plan

clock 05 April 2023 • 1 min read
FCA confirms £5.3m spend on 'embedding' Consumer Duty

Regulation

FCA confirms £5.3m spend on 'embedding' Consumer Duty

The regulator has released its 2023/24 business plan and a new strategy

clock 05 April 2023 • 2 min read
Client data at risk after Succession Wealth suffers cyber attack

Group Protection

Client data at risk after Succession Wealth suffers cyber attack

Aviva-owned firm ‘quickly launched an investigation’

clock 15 February 2023 • 1 min read
PFS financial planning panel chair quits; labels CII actions 'disturbing'

Regulation

PFS financial planning panel chair quits; labels CII actions 'disturbing'

Alisdair Walker walks away after ten months as head of the FP panel

clock 09 January 2023 • 2 min read
CII chair Helen Phillips on the PFS: 'We were sadly left with no choice'

Regulation

CII chair Helen Phillips on the PFS: 'We were sadly left with no choice'

Chair says the CII remains ‘deeply committed’ to its PFS members

clock 06 January 2023 • 3 min read