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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

FM fees fall but reversal likely as market improves

Investment

FM fees fall but reversal likely as market improves

IC Select says the decline in base and investment fees does not look set to last

clock 10 November 2023 • 2 min read
Barnett Waddingham posts organic growth of 20.7% as revenues climb to £146m

Industry

Barnett Waddingham posts organic growth of 20.7% as revenues climb to £146m

Growth includes 42% rise in investment consulting revenue following LDI and gilt crisis

clock 09 November 2023 • 3 min read
Exclusive sole insurer buy-in processes must be voluntary choice not forced inevitability

Risk Reduction

Exclusive sole insurer buy-in processes must be voluntary choice not forced inevitability

LCP says it is ‘entirely realistic’ for schemes of all sizes to target multiple insurer participants

clock 09 November 2023 • 5 min read
IFoA: King's Speech fails to provide timetable for reform of actuarial regulation

Law and Regulation

IFoA: King's Speech fails to provide timetable for reform of actuarial regulation

Professional body says ongoing lack of regulatory clarity undermines the profession

clock 07 November 2023 • 2 min read
Pensions Bill needed in King's Speech to avoid policy limbo

Law and Regulation

Pensions Bill needed in King's Speech to avoid policy limbo

A raft of current issues and policies will require a Pensions Bill

clock 07 November 2023 • 1 min read
Interview: Clara chief executive Simon True

Risk Reduction

Interview: Clara chief executive Simon True

True says Sears deal comes as ‘a relief’ after ‘devestating’ market volatility of last year

clock 06 November 2023 • 6 min read
Updated: First Clara transaction could catalyse £5bn of superfund deals

Risk Reduction

Updated: First Clara transaction could catalyse £5bn of superfund deals

Landmark deal could herald ‘transformative change’ in the industry

clock 06 November 2023 • 4 min read
Clara Pensions announces first superfund deal with Sears Retail Pension Scheme

Risk Reduction

Clara Pensions announces first superfund deal with Sears Retail Pension Scheme

Superfund will provide £30m of ring-fenced ‘buffer’ funding as part of the transaction

clock 06 November 2023 • 5 min read
Schemes urged to consider endgame options as funding reaches record high

Defined Benefit

Schemes urged to consider endgame options as funding reaches record high

Increasing number of schemes considering run-on as an option

clock 03 November 2023 • 2 min read
MNOPF and MNRPF partner with Heka Global to locate missing members

Admin / Technology

MNOPF and MNRPF partner with Heka Global to locate missing members

Schemes say traditional methods normally used to trace members don’t go far enough

clock 02 November 2023 • 2 min read
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