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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

PRAG updates guidance on cybercrime protection as 43 pension organisations report breaches to ICO over past two years
PRAG updates guidance on cybercrime protection as 43 pension organisations report breaches to ICO over past two years

The Pensions Research Accountants Group (PRAG) has published updated guidance to help trustees protect their schemes from cybercrime.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 08 October 2020
CDC pensions could be 70% higher than DC and 40% more than DB, says WTW
CDC pensions could be 70% higher than DC and 40% more than DB, says WTW

Typical collective defined contribution (CDC) pensions would be expected to average 70% higher than either individual DC insured annuities, or 40% higher than pensions provided on average in defined benefit (DB) schemes, analysis from Willis Towers Watson...

  • Industry
  • 05 October 2020
EY expands UK actuarial team with launch of new interdisciplinary structure
EY expands UK actuarial team with launch of new interdisciplinary structure

EY has appointed Gareth Mee as UK actuarial leader to head up an expanded interdisciplinary team at the firm.

  • Appointments
  • 02 October 2020
Scottish Widows completes master trust board
Scottish Widows completes master trust board

The Scottish Widows Master Trust board has completed its line-up with the appointment of Cheryl Black.

  • Appointments
  • 02 October 2020
How the coronavirus pandemic is affecting retirement plans for older workers
How the coronavirus pandemic is affecting retirement plans for older workers

One in eight older workers have changed their retirement plans as a result of Covid-19, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says

  • Industry
  • 01 October 2020
Mark Calnan: Looking to the horizon
Mark Calnan: Looking to the horizon

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to Willis Towers Watson EMEA head of investments Mark Calnan about how diversification, ESG and risk management remain key for schemes in aftermath of Covid-19

  • Investment
  • 01 October 2020
Government rules out review into impact of pension tax relief
Government rules out review into impact of pension tax relief

The Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) should conduct a review into the impact of pensions tax relief has been ruled out by government.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 September 2020
Hargreaves Lansdown appoints three IGC members
Hargreaves Lansdown appoints three IGC members

Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed three new members to its independent governance committee (IGC).

  • Appointments
  • 23 September 2020
Premier Pensions' Alastair Aird: Our focus is on people, technology and data
Premier Pensions' Alastair Aird: Our focus is on people, technology and data

Professional Pensions spoke to Premier Pensions chief executive Alastair Aird as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 23 September 2020
Stuart Heatley appointed as managing director of Capita Pensions
Stuart Heatley appointed as managing director of Capita Pensions

Capita has appointed Stuart Heatley as the managing director of its pensions business to succeed Nigel Purveur.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 22 September 2020
Nest Insight and DWP to investigate impact of Covid-19 on savings behaviour of self-employed
Nest Insight and DWP to investigate impact of Covid-19 on savings behaviour of self-employed

Nest Insight and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are set to conduct research to examine the financial impact of Covid-19 on self-employed people.

  • Industry
  • 16 September 2020
Industry raises significant concerns over FCA consultation on advising on pension transfers
Industry raises significant concerns over FCA consultation on advising on pension transfers

The industry has raised serious concerns that Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) transfer advice proposals on illustrative figures could hamper schemes’ ability to help members to understand their retirement options and force many to take full regulated...

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 September 2020
Schemes in 'denial' over dependence on 'once-a-century' equity performance to close funding gaps
Schemes in 'denial' over dependence on 'once-a-century' equity performance to close funding gaps

Underfunded defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK are over-dependent on historically improbable equity returns, analysis by Willis Towers Watson reveals.

  • Investment
  • 14 September 2020
UK investment consultants form joint working group on sustainability
UK investment consultants form joint working group on sustainability

A dozen UK investment consulting firms have established a group aiming to improve sustainable investment practices across the investment industry.

  • Investment
  • 10 September 2020
PMI reports itself to ICO after hacker attack leads to data breach
PMI reports itself to ICO after hacker attack leads to data breach

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has reported itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office following a cyber-attack which resulted in hackers gaining access to the names and email addresses of around 1,700 people.

  • Industry
  • 07 September 2020
Salvus Master Trust launches pension sharing order product
Salvus Master Trust launches pension sharing order product

Salvus Master Trust has launched a product that will accept cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) from a final salary scheme granted as part of a Pension Sharing Order (PSO).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 07 September 2020
PP Webinar: The outlook for alternatives
PP Webinar: The outlook for alternatives

Professional Pensions is holding a webinar on the future of alternatives on 8 September at 3pm.

  • Industry
  • 03 September 2020
UKSIF appoints James Alexander as chief executive
UKSIF appoints James Alexander as chief executive

The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has appointed James Alexander as its chief executive officer (CEO).

  • Appointments
  • 03 September 2020
Is history repeating itself with the Pension Schemes Bill and introduction of new DB funding code?
Is history repeating itself with the Pension Schemes Bill and introduction of new DB funding code?

Jonathan Stapleton says the Pension Schemes Bill is the latest in a long line of well-meaning legislation that makes it more difficult for employers to offer good schemes to their staff

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 September 2020
PIC invests £130m in central Manchester build to rent housing regeneration project
PIC invests £130m in central Manchester build to rent housing regeneration project

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has acquired a prime city-centre site in Manchester as the location for its first build to rent (BTR) project, investing £130m to fund the construction of 520 residential apartments, over 6,000 square feet of commercial...

  • Investment
  • 01 September 2020
Industry backs climate risk disclosure proposals but raises implementation concerns
Industry backs climate risk disclosure proposals but raises implementation concerns

The industry has broadly backed proposals to require the largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures but raised concerns about the workload of implementation as well as how to standardise the methodology used.

  • Investment
  • 27 August 2020
PPI report flags concerns over financial sustainability of master trusts
PPI report flags concerns over financial sustainability of master trusts

The master trust industry is unlikely to breakeven on costs until around 2025, with the big four providers having already spent £1bn on setting up their offerings, research by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) finds.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 27 August 2020
Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures
Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures

The government has put forward proposals to require the 100 largest occupational pension schemes – those with £5bn or more in assets and all authorised master trusts – to publish climate risk disclosures by the end of 2022.

  • Investment
  • 26 August 2020
Climate change action among schemes surges four-fold
Climate change action among schemes surges four-fold

European pensions funds’ awareness of, and desire for, action on climate change related investment risk has surged, Mercer says.

  • Investment
  • 26 August 2020
Book launch: The Money Triangle
Book launch: The Money Triangle

A book that has been designed to turbocharge the nation’s financial wellbeing during and after the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched.

  • Industry
  • 18 August 2020
Pensions Personality of the Year 2020 - Nominees unveiled, voting begins
Pensions Personality of the Year 2020 - Nominees unveiled, voting begins

Here they are… The nominees for this year's Pensions Personality of the Year…

  • Industry
  • 17 August 2020
TPR undertaking internal review after Norton Motorcycles case
TPR undertaking internal review after Norton Motorcycles case

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) chief executive Charles Counsell has written to Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Stephen Timms responding to questions over how the watchdog handled issues around the Norton Motorcycles pension schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 August 2020
Redington's Mitesh Sheth: Supporting our people and clients through difficult times
Redington's Mitesh Sheth: Supporting our people and clients through difficult times

Professional Pensions spoke to Redington chief executive Mitesh Sheth as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 12 August 2020
The Pension Superfund announces ALM committee; High-profile membership includes Martin Gilbert and Chris Hitchen
The Pension Superfund announces ALM committee; High-profile membership includes Martin Gilbert and Chris Hitchen

The Pension Superfund has announced the makeup of its asset and liability management (ALM) committee – unveiling names including Aberdeen Standard Investments chairman Martin Gilbert and former Railpen chief executive Chris Hitchen as part of its team....

  • Appointments
  • 10 August 2020
PwC's Jeremy May: Taking pensions out of the political agenda
PwC's Jeremy May: Taking pensions out of the political agenda

Professional Pensions spoke to PwC partner and UK pensions leader Jeremy May as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 10 August 2020
List: The biggest professional trustee firms in the UK
List: The biggest professional trustee firms in the UK

Professional Pensions is compiling a list of professional trustee firms and is looking for your help...

  • Industry
  • 04 August 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Covid-19 accelerates focus on social and governance issues as part of ESG push by asset owners
EXCLUSIVE: Covid-19 accelerates focus on social and governance issues as part of ESG push by asset owners

Demonstrable action will be required by asset managers to meet the needs of increasingly outcome-oriented institutional asset owners as social and governance issues come into sharper focus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, research by JPES Partners...

  • Investment
  • 03 August 2020
WPC asks industry for ideas to solve small pots problem
WPC asks industry for ideas to solve small pots problem

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has asked the industry for “workable solutions” to address the problem of problem of proliferating small pension pots.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 31 July 2020
Schemes urged to boost cybercrime protection following surge in criminal interest
Schemes urged to boost cybercrime protection following surge in criminal interest

Schemes and administrators have been urged to strengthen their cybercrime resilience after heightened criminal interest in the sector.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 28 July 2020
PMI launches financial education and guidance service
PMI launches financial education and guidance service

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched a financial education and guidance service supported by Wealth At Work.

  • Industry
  • 27 July 2020
First Actuarial's Hilary Salt: We have withdrawn into a world dominated by minimum contribution DC schemes
First Actuarial's Hilary Salt: We have withdrawn into a world dominated by minimum contribution DC schemes

Professional Pensions spoke to First Actuarial founder and actuarial director Hilary Salt as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what she had to say…

  • Industry
  • 24 July 2020
XPS Pensions Group's Paul Cuff: Balancing scale with focus and agility
XPS Pensions Group's Paul Cuff: Balancing scale with focus and agility

Professional Pensions spoke to XPS Pensions Group co-chief executive Paul Cuff as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 20 July 2020
PP Live: APPT code of practice on sole trusteeship expected this summer
PP Live: APPT code of practice on sole trusteeship expected this summer

The code of practice on sole trusteeship being developed by the Association of Professional Pension Trustees is expected to be published within months, chairwoman Nita Tinn says.

  • Industry
  • 16 July 2020
WTW's Rash Bhabra: There are 'no magic bullets' to make the savings problem disappear
WTW's Rash Bhabra: There are 'no magic bullets' to make the savings problem disappear

Professional Pensions spoke to Willis Towers Watson Great Britain head of retirement Rash Bhabra as part of its exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 16 July 2020
Mercer's Benoit Hudon: 'Plan, don't panic'
Mercer's Benoit Hudon: 'Plan, don't panic'

Professional Pensions spoke to Mercer UK wealth leader Benoit Hudon as part of its exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 15 July 2020
LCP's Aaron Punwani: It is time for HMT to take a holistic look at pension tax relief
LCP's Aaron Punwani: It is time for HMT to take a holistic look at pension tax relief

Professional Pensions spoke to Lane Clark & Peacock chief executive Aaron Punwani as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 14 July 2020
Isio's Andrew Coles: Investing in tech development
Isio's Andrew Coles: Investing in tech development

Professional Pensions spoke to Isio chief executive Andrew Coles as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 13 July 2020
Hymans Robertson's John Dickson: Sticking to our principles
Hymans Robertson's John Dickson: Sticking to our principles

Professional Pensions spoke to Hymans Robertson senior partner John Dickson as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 10 July 2020
Capita's Stuart Heatley: 'Clever complexity' will no longer be tolerated
Capita's Stuart Heatley: 'Clever complexity' will no longer be tolerated

Professional Pensions spoke to Capita Pensions Consulting managing director Stuart Heatley as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 09 July 2020
PLSA: 'No plans to return to live events as we knew them until at least 2022'
PLSA: 'No plans to return to live events as we knew them until at least 2022'

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) says it isn’t planning to return to live events ‘as we knew them’ until at least 2022.

  • Industry
  • 08 July 2020
Buck's David Piltz: Fostering a spirit of flexibility, fairness, and simplicity
Buck's David Piltz: Fostering a spirit of flexibility, fairness, and simplicity

Professional Pensions spoke to Buck's UK managing director David Piltz as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 08 July 2020
Barnett Waddingham's Andrew Vaughan: It is inevitable the way we work will change
Barnett Waddingham's Andrew Vaughan: It is inevitable the way we work will change

Professional Pensions spoke to Barnett Waddingham senior partner Andrew Vaughan as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 07 July 2020
Aon's Michael Clare: Moving towards a new better
Aon's Michael Clare: Moving towards a new better

Professional Pensions spoke to Aon EMEA head of retirement & investment Michael Clare as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 06 July 2020
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