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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

Admin / Technology

Scheme changes to prompt admin overhaul

Major changes to workplace pension provision due in the UK over the next two years are prompting schemes to overhaul their administration, Aon Hewitt says.

clock 31 March 2011 •

Regulation

Scheme managers reject early access idea

A majority of scheme managers believe giving members early access to their pension funds would not encourage greater levels of saving over the long term.

clock 31 March 2011 •

Defined Benefit

DB sacrificed for step forward

Jonathan Stapleton on defined benefit's final sacrifice

clock 31 March 2011 •

United Kingdom

Investors urged to steer clear of UK government bonds

UK - Schemes should steer clear of UK government bonds if they want to maintain the real value of their capital and secure a positive real income, AXA Investment Managers warns.

clock 30 March 2011 •

Fixed Income

Investors urged to steer clear of UK government bonds

Schemes should steer clear of UK government bonds if they want to maintain the real value of their capital and secure a positive real income, AXA Investment Managers warns.

clock 30 March 2011 •

Industry

It's never too early to get savvy - the merits of financial education

Jonathan Stapleton discusses the merits of financial education in schools

clock 24 March 2011 •

Defined Benefit

Budget 2011: The pensions list in full

Here it is. Our list of what happened on the pensions front in the 2011 Budget.

clock 23 March 2011 •

Defined Benefit

Budget 2011: Contracting out - your guide in full

Today's Budget announced contracting-out for defined benefit schemes would be scrapped as part of the move to a single tier state pension.

clock 23 March 2011 •

Industry

Budget 2011: Abolition of contracting-out will lead to further DB closures

The abolition of contracting-out for defined benefit schemes will lead to more employers closing these schemes to existing members.

clock 23 March 2011 •

Industry

Budget 2011: A trivia special

Just how long was the longest ever Budget speech?

clock 23 March 2011 •
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