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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

Personal accounts will complement and not replace existing provision

Personal accounts will complement and not replace existing provision, Tim Jones says.

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Defined Benefit

Balfour Beatty to make further benefit cuts in bid to reduce deficits

Balfour Beatty has announced plans to make further cuts to benefits paid under its defined benefit pension scheme in a bid to reduce its deficit.

clock 13 August 2009 •

Defined Benefit

Scheme contributions for past employees set to soar

FTSE100 firms are set to spend more on pension payments for past employees than current staff for the first time over the next year, KPMG research reveals.

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US

BNY Mellon to acquire Insight for £235m

UK/US - The Bank of New York Mellon will acquire Insight Investment Management from Lloyds Banking Group for £235m (US$387.2m) and aims to make the UK-focused firm a more international player.

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Investment

SWIP assets set to grow by £42bn following Lloyds restructure

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership will see its assets grow by £42bn following a strategic review of the asset management businesses of Lloyds Banking Group.

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Defined Contribution

Members warned over SIPP and SSAS charging transparency

Advisers and members must beware of "hidden kickbacks" and "double charging" in some self-invested and self-administered schemes, Talbot & Muir warns

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Defined Benefit

Interserve set to close scheme to future accrual

Interserve is set to close its defined benefit scheme to future accrual for all non-passport members from the end of this year.

clock 12 August 2009 •

Press

Round up - August 11

Lord Myners proposes market in voting rights

clock 11 August 2009 •

Appointments

Hymans appoints head of communication and engagement

Hymans Robertson has appointed Helen McArthur as head of communication and engagement.

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Defined Benefit

Scheme funding improves by £40bn in July

The aggregate funding position - total assets minus total liabilities - of defined benefit schemes improved by over £40bn over the last month, the Pension Protection Fund says.

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