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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

Government to force trust-based schemes to report on transfer performance

The government will introduce a requirement for trust-based schemes to regularly report on transfer performance after discovering transfer time failings.

clock 10 February 2016 • 4 min read

Defined Benefit

How tax relief reform will affect pension schemes

PP looks at the implications of any shift to flat-rate pension tax relief.

clock 01 February 2016 • 11 min read

Industry

Don't get me started… PP's prophets tells us what is making them angry about pensions

PP's panel of pension prophets - Malcolm McLean, Roger Mattingly and Robin Ellison - discuss what is currently annoying them about the UK pensions system.

clock 27 January 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Why reward and benefits will become ever more personalised in 2016

The reward and benefit packages offered to UK employers will become increasingly personalised in 2016, a major survey by the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) reveals.

clock 27 January 2016 • 3 min read

Defined Contribution

Why master trusts are growing in popularity among trustees and employers

Capita Employee Benefits' Helen Dowsey talks about the benefits of master trusts and explains why they are on an increasing number of trustee and governance committee agendas.

clock 26 January 2016 • 1 min read

Industry

Board refresh at The Pensions Regulator as three non-executive directors appointed

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith has appointed Tilly Ross, Sarah Smart and Margaret Snowdon (pictured) as non-executive directors of The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

clock 26 January 2016 • 2 min read

Investment

Pioneer Investments: The outlook for credit

Professional Pensions editor-in-chief Jonathan Stapleton talks to Pioneer Investments head of US credit Michael Temple about the outlook for the credit market.

clock 22 January 2016 • 1 min read

Admin / Technology

Shifting to an integrated consulting offering

Aon Hewitt UK commercial outsourcing director Stephen Ruse talks about the shift to a more integrated consulting offering for schemes.

clock 18 January 2016 • 1 min read

Admin / Technology

How to become a data ready pension scheme

Aon Hewitt UK commercial outsourcing director Stephen Ruse talks about how schemes can get themselves into a 'data ready' position and the importance of good data for communication.

clock 18 January 2016 • 1 min read

Admin / Technology

Reconciling GMPs: How to get it right

Aon Hewitt service lead for GMP reconciliation Matt Ashton-Smith talks about GMP reconciliation and asks why it is now the biggest project priority for schemes

clock 18 January 2016 •
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