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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

Defined Benefit

LGPS goes live with cost transparency compliance system

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has gone live with a cost transparency compliance system and has on-boarded all UK schemes onto the platform.

clock 03 April 2020 • 2 min read

Law and Regulation

HMRC pushes back deadline for GMP data cuts

HM Revenue and Customs has extended the deadline for the issue of final reconciliation data cuts due to the coronavirus outbreak.

clock 02 April 2020 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

Smarterly acquires Salvus Master Trust

Smarterly, a FinTech business focussed on workplace savings, has acquired Salvus Master Trust for an undisclosed sum.

clock 01 April 2020 • 2 min read

Industry

How professional trustees are meeting the challenge of a new decade

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to eight senior professional trustees about accreditation, diversity and the issues they face in their roles.

clock 31 March 2020 • 18 min read

Defined Benefit

USS to proceed with 31 March valuation despite asset falls

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has said it will go ahead with its 31 March valuation despite significant falls in asset values over the past month.

clock 31 March 2020 • 2 min read

Appointments

BT Pension Scheme appoints three trustees

The BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) has announced the appointment of three new trustees to its board.

clock 30 March 2020 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

Four key Covid-19 actions for DC trustees

The disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has also had a major impact on defined contribution schemes. In this article, XPS Pensions Group recommends trustees take four urgent steps to protect schemes and members.

clock 27 March 2020 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

TPR issues updated coronavirus guidance for trustees

The Pensions Regulator has published updated guidance for those it regulates and has also suspended all its regulatory initiatives.

clock 20 March 2020 • 3 min read

Defined Contribution

Ten questions to check DC scheme coronavirus resilience

Aon has compiled ten questions to help the trustees of DC plans check the resilience of their schemes.

clock 18 March 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

Fiduciary management: Looking for a long-term partner

Professional Pensions’ expert panel discusses key considerations for trustees tendering for a fiduciary manager.

clock 18 March 2020 • 12 min read
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