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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

Law and Regulation

DWP confirms general levy hike from April; Option one chosen

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that it will increase the general levy pension rates from April 2021 in line with its preferred option.

clock 05 March 2021 • 3 min read

Industry

Chris Sier fintech ClearGlass Analytics closes £2.6m seed funding round

ClearGlass Analytics has closed a £2.6m funding round as it delivers greater accountability to pension funds and the wider asset management market.

clock 05 March 2021 • 2 min read

Investment

RPMI Railpen establishes in-house trading capabilities

RPMI Railpen has announced plans to internalise its trading desk, which is expected to be operational over the summer.

clock 05 March 2021 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

Pensions minister sets out timetable for Pension Schemes Act regulations

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has set out a timetable for secondary legislation to bring Pension Schemes Act provisions into force.

clock 03 March 2021 • 3 min read

Regulation

TPR agrees £25m settlement with owners of Silentnight

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has agreed a settlement in its anti-avoidance case against the current owners of the bed manufacturer Silentnight.

clock 02 March 2021 • 2 min read
The Myners Report 20 years on

Investment

The Myners Report 20 years on

The review marked a watershed in pensions governance

clock 01 March 2021 • 7 min read

Defined Contribution

LCP calls for 'fundamental rethink' on DC chair's statements

Defined contribution (DC) chair’s statements need a major re-think as part of the Department for Work and Pensions’ five-yearly statutory review on the rules around scheme governance in 2021, LCP says.

clock 19 February 2021 • 2 min read

Industry

UK launches £10m research centre to spur greener global financial system

The UK is investing £10m in a national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers, enabling them to make environmentally sustainable decisions, and support a greener global economy.

clock 15 February 2021 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

Opperman: Secondary legislation now priority following Royal Assent for Pension Schemes Act

Minister for Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has pledged to make secondary legislation for the Pension Schemes Act his “number one” priority over the coming months.

clock 12 February 2021 • 3 min read

Defined Contribution

Quarter of schemes switch to DC master trusts; a further half planning similar move

Transfers to defined contribution (DC) master trusts will continue well into 2021, latest research from Sackers reveals.

clock 10 February 2021 • 1 min read
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