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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 Benefit

Trinity Mirror set to close scheme to existing members

Trinity Mirror has announced it is entering a two month consultation period with employees over its proposal to close its defined benefit pension schemes to future accrual.

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United Kingdom

USS buys industrial park for £110.4m

UK - The Universities Superannuation Scheme has bought an industrial park in West London for £110.4m (US$182.3m).

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United Kingdom

British Airways reports £2.3bn increase in scheme deficits

UK - British Airways saw its net pensions deficit increase from £307m (US$509m) to £2.6bn following an interim valuation.

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Property

USS buys industrial park for £110.4m

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has bought an industrial park in West London for £110.4m.

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Defined Benefit

Tate & Lyle consults on closure of DB scheme to future accrual

Tate & Lyle has begun a consultation with employees over the closure of its defined benefit scheme to future accrual from April 2011.

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Defined Benefit

Comment: The faded seaside glamour of DB

Last week I spent part of my holiday visiting Blackpool's illuminations.

clock 06 November 2009 •

Defined Benefit

British Airways reports £2.3bn increase in scheme deficits

British Airways saw its net pensions deficit increase from £307m to £2.6bn following an interim valuation.

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Admin / Technology

Punch Taverns appoints Hewitt

Punch Taverns has hired Hewitt Associates to provide it with administration and pensions manager support services.

clock 05 November 2009 •

United Kingdom

FTSE100 deficits fall to £64bn during third quarter

UK - The total deficit in the pension schemes of FTSE100 firms fell to £64bn ($106bn) over the past three months, latest research from Pension Capital Strategies revealed.

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Regulation

TfL asks High Court to review PPF levy

Transport for London has asked the High Court to launch a judicial review into a £9m levy it was ordered to pay by the Pension Protection Fund.

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