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Holly Roach

Holly Roach

Deputy Editor

Holly Roach is deputy editor at Professional Pensions. She joined the magazine as correspondent in 2018 after completing her undergraduate degree in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She held the role of senior correspondent between 2020 and 2022 and was news editor between 2022 and 2025.

She covers both DB and DC pensions with a focus on pensions administration, risk reduction and pensions dashboards.

She has interviewed notable industry members including the pensions ombudsman, leaders of some of the largest pension schemes and consultancies, and chairs of various pension associations.

She also helps with the running of the Women in Pensions Awards.

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Articles by Holly Roach

MPAA worth £8,500 a year less than in 2015

Industry

MPAA worth £8,500 a year less than in 2015

Just Group said adjusted for rising prices, the MPAA should have surpassed £12,000

clock 20 February 2023 • 2 min read
Barclays net pension surplus rises by nearly £1bn

Industry

Barclays net pension surplus rises by nearly £1bn

The group’s IAS 19 net pension surplus was £4.5bn as at December 2022, up from £3.6bn

clock 16 February 2023 • 1 min read
'Urgent regulatory progress' needed on dashboards

Admin / Technology

'Urgent regulatory progress' needed on dashboards

Warnings that dashboard available point may not be realistic until 2026

clock 16 February 2023 • 3 min read
Swathe of UK pension funds sign FRC Stewardship Code

Industry

Swathe of UK pension funds sign FRC Stewardship Code

The FRC has updated its list of signatories of the code, adding around 20 pension funds

clock 15 February 2023 • 1 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown adds 31,000 clients in six months

Industry

Hargreaves Lansdown adds 31,000 clients in six months

The firm gained 31,000 active clients H2 2022, taking the total to 1.77 million

clock 15 February 2023 • 1 min read
Phoenix assigns £338m to multi-asset climate solution

Investment

Phoenix assigns £338m to multi-asset climate solution

Robeco has been selected to manage the new multi-asset climate solution

clock 15 February 2023 • 1 min read
2023 private credit outlook: All about the yield

Industry

2023 private credit outlook: All about the yield

LGIM Real Assets’ Lushan Sun explores some benefits of the private credit market

clock 14 February 2023 • 3 min read
DWP selects new chair for the Money and Pensions Service

Appointments

DWP selects new chair for the Money and Pensions Service

Sara Weller has been appointed permanent chair of Maps, replacing Sir Hector Sants

clock 14 February 2023 • 1 min read
Citrus Pension Plan and L&G complete £6.5m buy-in

Risk Reduction

Citrus Pension Plan and L&G complete £6.5m buy-in

The transaction was completed with the Amey Services section of the Citrus DB master trust

clock 14 February 2023 • 2 min read
DWP appoints Mary Starks to lead a review of TPR

Appointments

DWP appoints Mary Starks to lead a review of TPR

Review will examine how the regulator is performing and where it can improve

clock 13 February 2023 • 1 min read
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