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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

Investment

How we won the UK Pensions Awards… LaSalle Investment Management

In the first part of our series looking at what firms did to win accolades at this year's UK Pensions Awards, PP speaks to LaSalle Investment Management UK chief investment officer Julian Agnew about how firm won the Alternative Investment Manager of...

clock 07 July 2015 •

Industry

Why Towers Watson and Willis Group have merged: The strategic rationale behind the deal

Towers Watson and Willis Group have announced they will merge in a deal worth around $18bn (£11bn). But what is the rationale behind the move? PP takes a look at the five key reasons behind the amalgamation.

clock 30 June 2015 •

Industry

Altmann vows to 'clear up' state pension contracting out confusion

Pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has pledged to ‘clear up' confusion over the new state pension.

clock 29 June 2015 •

Industry

Malcolm McLean: The three main challenges facing pensions

Why those responsible for jargon like UFPLS 'should be sacked'

clock 24 June 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Why salary sacrifice cuts could just be the start of National Insurance relief restrictions

Salary sacrifice may have become a target for government cuts. Jonathan Stapleton explains why.

clock 22 June 2015 •

Employee Benefits

Why salary sacrifice cuts could just be the start of National Insurance relief restrictions

Salary sacrifice may have become a target for government cuts. Jonathan Stapleton explains why.

clock 22 June 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Frank Field elected as chairman of the Work and Pensions Select Committee

Frank Field has been elected as chairman of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee.

clock 18 June 2015 •

Defined Contribution

Thomson Reuters overhauls default and opts for in-scheme drawdown

Thomson Reuters is overhauling its DC default offering and is set to offer in-scheme drawdown following the introduction of pension freedoms.

clock 04 June 2015 •

Defined Benefit

TPR: Contribution rates and recovery periods to rise following deficit increase

The vast majority of schemes with valuation dates between September 2014 and September 2015 will need to consider extending recovery periods and increasing contribution rates, The Pensions Regulator says.

clock 22 May 2015 •

Employee Benefits

General Election 2015: Webb and McClymont lose their seats

Pensions minister Steve Webb and shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont have both lost their parliamentary seats as a result of yesterday's General Election.

clock 08 May 2015 •
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