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Jonathan Stapleton

Jonathan Stapleton

Jonathan is editor of Professional Pensions and Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB).

He started work as a journalist on a capital markets magazine called Central European in 2000 before joining an internet start-up called ii-Q.com, a pensions news service.

Jonathan joined Professional Pensions in July 2001 and has been there, barring a nine month sabbatical in 2004, ever since. He launched PP Online in 2006, became deputy editor of Professional Pensions in 2008, editor in 2009, launched WSB in 2012 and became editor-in-chief of both brands in 2014.

Jonathan has won a number of awards throughout his career - most recently the Society of Pension Professionals' Journalist of the Year Award 2019 - and is holder of the Pension Management Institute's Retirement Provision Certificate.

Outside of pensions, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his son, helping to run a Scout troop and trying (unsuccessfully so far) to improve his very sluggish 5km running time.

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Articles by Jonathan Stapleton

Fears grow over member shock as DC annuity funds see one-third fall in value

Defined Contribution

Fears grow over member shock as DC annuity funds see one-third fall in value

LCP warns of member ‘shock’ at scale of decline in pot values in pre-retirement phase

clock 30 September 2022 • 2 min read
WPC calls on government to start building consensus on future AE rate rise

Law and Regulation

WPC calls on government to start building consensus on future AE rate rise

Committee of MPs also calls for establishment of new office to report on pensions adequacy

clock 30 September 2022 • 5 min read
PRAG updates derivatives accounting guidance

Industry

PRAG updates derivatives accounting guidance

Guidance explains what is required under the 2018 SORP replaces 2007 version

clock 30 September 2022 • 2 min read
Trustees urged to keep 'foot to the floor' over LDI collateral sufficiency

Investment

Trustees urged to keep 'foot to the floor' over LDI collateral sufficiency

Common forms of collateral may continue to see acute technically-driven selling pressures

clock 30 September 2022 • 3 min read
'Fire sale' fears overstated despite rates challenge

Investment

'Fire sale' fears overstated despite rates challenge

Fiduciary manager says many schemes have seen improvement in funding position

clock 29 September 2022 • 3 min read
Market for 30-year gilts steady after BoE intervention

Investment

Market for 30-year gilts steady after BoE intervention

BoE action leads to stabilisation of long-term UK government bond yields

clock 29 September 2022 • 1 min read
PPF to cut levy to £200m and consults on simpler rules

Regulation

PPF to cut levy to £200m and consults on simpler rules

Levy cut comes as lifeboat funds redefines funding objective as ‘maintaining resilience’

clock 29 September 2022 • 3 min read
BoE gilt market intervention gives 'breathing room' to embattled pension schemes

Investment

BoE gilt market intervention gives 'breathing room' to embattled pension schemes

Intervention stabilises market after schemes rush to sell bonds to meet collateral calls

clock 28 September 2022 • 6 min read
Updated: Bank of England announces 'gilt market operation'

Industry

Updated: Bank of England announces 'gilt market operation'

BoE says purpose of these purchases will be to restore orderly market conditions

clock 28 September 2022 • 4 min read
Reports: Pension fund in LDI 'crisis' as gilt yields climb

Investment

Reports: Pension fund in LDI 'crisis' as gilt yields climb

Cash calls running at billions of pounds a day a report from The Times says

clock 28 September 2022 • 2 min read
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