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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

Q+A: Why the NAPF is rebranding as the PLSA

The NAPF answers 10 questions about its decision to rebrand as The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association - including what was wrong with the existing brand and how it will change in the future.

clock 15 October 2015 •

Law and Regulation

NEST obtains master trust assurance

NEST has become the fourth occupational defined contribution master trust to obtain independent assurance.

clock 15 October 2015 •

Law and Regulation

NAPF 2015: Regulator mulls clampdown on master trusts amid sustainability fears

The Pensions Regulator is reviewing master trust regulation as a matter of urgency amid increasing concerns around the sustainability of some of the schemes entering the market.

clock 15 October 2015 •

Defined Benefit

Ending the model wars: How the Royal Mail Pension Plan revamped its governance to focus on what really matters

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to the RMPP about how it improved its governance processes, implemented a risk management and modelling system and overhauled communications with members.

clock 12 October 2015 • 17 min read

Law and Regulation

Six changes the PPF is making to its levy rules

The Pension Protection Fund is proposing to make six changes to its levy rules in relation to the PPF-specific model. Here are the proposed changes in full…

clock 22 September 2015 •

Investment

How a delay in US interest rate rises will affect schemes

The Federal Reserve has decided to put off a decision to raise US interest rates. Jonathan Stapleton looks at how this will affect schemes.

clock 21 September 2015 •

Employee Benefits

Buck Consultants launch benefits portal

Buck Consultants at Xerox has launched a one-stop benefits portal.

clock 21 September 2015 •

Employee Benefits

JLT Employee Benefits buys Close Brothers Asset Management's corporate business

JLT Employee Benefits has agreed to aquire the corporate business of Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) for an undisclosed sum.

clock 17 September 2015 •

Industry

JLT Employee Benefits buys Close Brothers Asset Management's corporate business

JLT Employee Benefits has agreed to aquire the corporate business of Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) for an undisclosed sum.

clock 17 September 2015 •

Investment

Chris Hitchen and Roger Urwin among four honoured by CFA UK

The CFA Society of the UK has announced four new fellows in recognition of their service to both the professional body and the wider investment profession.

clock 11 September 2015 •
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