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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

Industry

Latest issue - 1 December 2016

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now. Click here to read it.

clock 01 December 2016 • 1 min read

Industry

Latest issue - 24 November 2016

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now. Click here to read it.

clock 01 December 2016 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

Why the government must stop the tinkering

The chancellor's first Autumn Statement tinkered further with pensions. Jonathan Stapleton explains why this is the wrong way to approach long-term savings.

clock 28 November 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Contribution

Why employees should be able to opt-down AE contributions

Hugh Nolan believes members struggling with increased auto-enrolment contributions should be offered a chance to opt back down to the previous level rather than making it an "all or nothing" choice.

clock 28 November 2016 • 3 min read

Admin / Technology

Industry Voice: How many of the top 10 administration challenges do you recognise?

Stephen Ruse of Aon Hewitt looks at the 10 biggest challenges facing administrators

clock 26 November 2016 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

FCA to force annuity providers to encourage customers to shop around

'Annuity comparator' tool to be established

clock 25 November 2016 • 3 min read

Employee Benefits

Salary sacrifice restrictions: The list of affected and exempt benefits

Here it is… A full list of all the benefits PP thinks will be exempted, protected and affected by the salary sacrifice restrictions announced by chancellor Philip Hammond yesterday.

clock 24 November 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Contribution

Autumn Statement 2016: The key announcements on pensions

Cuts to the Money Purchase Annual Allowance; a £1bn raid on salary sacrifice schemes; a pledge to keep the pensions triple-lock; and increases in the Insurance Premium Tax… Professional Pensions takes a look at the key Autumn Statement announcements....

clock 23 November 2016 • 3 min read

Employee Benefits

Chancellor restricts 'most' salary sacrifice benefits in £1bn Autumn Statement raid

Chancellor Philip Hammond has restricted the tax-free benefits offered by salary sacrifice schemes - a move that is set to save the government more than £1bn by 2022.

clock 23 November 2016 • 5 min read

Investment

PP Investment Awards 2016 - The winners

Here they are - the winners of the Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA) 2016

clock 21 November 2016 • 3 min read
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