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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

AE review published; Govt promises 'more robust and inclusive savings culture'

The government has published its auto-enrolment (AE) review report - unveiling a range of plans to "maintain the momentum achieved so far".

clock 18 December 2017 • 2 min read

Law and Regulation

AE review 2017: 12 million under-saving but majority saving more than minimum

DWP analysis reveals that 12 million workers are currently under-saving but reveals majority of employees and employers are contributing at a higher rate than AE minimum.

clock 18 December 2017 • 10 min read

Law and Regulation

HMRC publishes relief at source update for Scottish Income Tax

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published a relief at source update for Scottish Income Tax following last week's Scottish Budget.

clock 18 December 2017 • 2 min read

Admin / Technology

EXCLUSIVE: BT Pension Scheme to bring admin back in-house; Accenture partnership ended early

The £49bn, 300,000-member BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) is to bring its administration back in-house after agreeing to end its third-party contract with Accenture three years into an eight year contract.

clock 15 December 2017 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

Scotland changes income tax rates; pension savers face tax relief complexity

Changes to Scottish income tax bands could see savers receiving the wrong amount of pensions tax relief, commentators have warned.

clock 14 December 2017 • 6 min read

Industry

Latest issue - 14 December

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now

clock 14 December 2017 • 1 min read

Industry

The Top 100 Pension Schemes 2017

This year's Top 100 scheme survey finds assets of the country's biggest pension funds have reached record highs. Neil Blain analyses the data

clock 14 December 2017 • 4 min read

Appointments

PPF hires Purna Bhudia as head of credit

The £29.6bn Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Purna Bhudia as head of credit.

clock 13 December 2017 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

British Airways to close New Airways Pension Scheme to future accrual

British Airways is set to close the New Airways Pension Scheme to future accrual and launch a flexible benefits scheme incorporating a new defined contribution pension scheme.

clock 08 December 2017 • 2 min read

Industry

PS Independent Trustees to merge with HR Trustees

PS Independent Trustees will merge with HR Trustees to form the UK's second largest form of professional trustees.

clock 07 December 2017 • 1 min read
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