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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

Defined Contribution

NAPF calls for AE contribution increases to 12-15%

The next government must "brave up" and start raising AE rates towards 12% to 15% to manage expectations of savers, Joanne Segars has said.

clock 17 October 2013 •

Defined Contribution

NAPF Conference Round-up: Day 1

Mark Hyde Harrison said he wanted to use the opening speech of the conference - his last as chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) - to get the debate going.

clock 17 October 2013 •

Defined Benefit

Building scale in DB schemes

Jonathan Stapleton asks if small DB schemes can access the benefits of scale

clock 17 October 2013 •

Law and Regulation

Schemes urged to review VAT processes following CJEU ruling

Sponsoring employers need to review their scheme VAT processes and make protective claims against HMRC following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Xafinity urges.

clock 16 October 2013 •

Defined Contribution

We need action on DC now

Jonathan Stapleton calls for concrete solutions on poor value DC

clock 26 September 2013 •

Industry

Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2013 - The Winners

Here it is - the complete list of winners for this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.

clock 20 September 2013 •

Investment

Investing in a post-QE world

Jonathan Stapleton talks to Baring Asset Management chief investment officer Marino Valensise

clock 19 September 2013 •
The £5,000 pint: Why we need an alternative to annuities

Defined Contribution

The £5,000 pint: Why we need an alternative to annuities

Jonathan Stapleton asks why a pint of beer in retirement will cost him almost £5,000

clock 18 September 2013 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Generation Y needs pension education

Jonathan Stapleton says the next generation of workers do not value pensions as much as other benefits

clock 12 September 2013 •

Investment

It's time to think in new terms when it comes to asset allocation

Equities, fixed income, property and alternatives. This has been the standard way of breaking down portfolio allocations for years.

clock 05 September 2013 •
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