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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 Contribution

Co-op Pace scheme switches to sustainable DC default

The £11bn Co-operative Group Pension Scheme (Pace) has chosen LGIM's future world multi-asset fund as its defined contribution (DC) default, switching £290m of member assets into the strategy.

clock 10 July 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

How can trustees recession-proof their investment strategies?

From gold to government bonds, there are many instruments trustees can use to protect themselves if a recession hits, says Steven Berkovi

clock 10 July 2019 • 4 min read

Industry

Latest issue - 4 July 2019

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now.

clock 03 July 2019 • 1 min read

Investment

GSAM's David Curtis: The CMA got its review 100% right

In the last part of this Q&A series, PP speaks to GSAM's head of UK & Ireland institutional client business, David Curtis, about his views on the CMA's review into the investment consultant and fiduciary management markets, and the results of our joint...

clock 03 July 2019 • 6 min read

Appointments

Kevin Wesbroom joins Capital Cranfield as a professional trustee

Capital Cranfield has appointed former Aon senior partner Kevin Wesbroom as a professional trustee.

clock 03 July 2019 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

David Fairs: Why we're pushing schemes out of the market

The regulator is looking to accelerate the consolidation of pension schemes. David Fairs explains why.

clock 02 July 2019 • 4 min read

Industry

Lesley Carline: Where is our future?

The industry seems to be full of the same familiar commentators discussing the same old issues. Lesley Carline argues it is time to give a new generation a chance.

clock 02 July 2019 • 3 min read

Industry

XPS unveils full-year results

XPS Pensions Group has published its final results for the year to 31 March, posting revenue of £109.9m and pre-tax profits of £11.4m.

clock 27 June 2019 • 2 min read

Law and Regulation

Video: CDC trustees should undergo fit and proper tests

Association of British Insurers policy adviser Hetty Hughes talks about how CDC should develop.

clock 27 June 2019 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

A liquid alternative?

In Newton Investment Management's latest DC column, Paul Flood considers the role of liquid real assets in default strategies

clock 26 June 2019 • 3 min read
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