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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

Updated: Royal Mail Pension Plan hires BlackRock to manage £8.8bn OCIO brief

Investment

Updated: Royal Mail Pension Plan hires BlackRock to manage £8.8bn OCIO brief

Deal sees three members of RMPP’s investment team transfer to BlackRock

clock 03 February 2023 • 2 min read
BoE: Pooled funds key cause of LDI market turmoil

Investment

BoE: Pooled funds key cause of LDI market turmoil

Bank says pooled vehicles played major role despite representing only 15% of LDI market

clock 01 February 2023 • 3 min read
Ten ways to overcome the gender pensions gap

Industry

Ten ways to overcome the gender pensions gap

Mark Stopard puts forward ten ideas to help close the gender pension gap

clock 01 February 2023 • 4 min read
Systemic risk of strategy alignment caused LDI crisis, committee hears

Investment

Systemic risk of strategy alignment caused LDI crisis, committee hears

UK pension funds were ‘like a tuna fish in a paddling pool’ in relation to gilt markets

clock 01 February 2023 • 6 min read
HMRC data shows pension freedoms over-taxation bill nears £1bn

Industry

HMRC data shows pension freedoms over-taxation bill nears £1bn

Some £45m was repaid to individuals in the final quarter of 2022 alone

clock 31 January 2023 • 2 min read
BW posts revenue growth of 7% to £120.9m in 2022

Industry

BW posts revenue growth of 7% to £120.9m in 2022

Adviser added £6.6m of new annual recurring business and £3.4m of new projects

clock 31 January 2023 • 2 min read
Minister sets out three key pillars of pension reform

Defined Contribution

Minister sets out three key pillars of pension reform

Laura Trott says improving fairness, adequacy and predictability will be central to policy

clock 30 January 2023 • 2 min read
Government consults on VfM framework for DC schemes

Defined Contribution

Government consults on VfM framework for DC schemes

DWP proposes key metrics, standards and data disclosures for DC schemes on VfM

clock 30 January 2023 • 3 min read
DWP launches call for evidence on small pot solutions

Defined Contribution

DWP launches call for evidence on small pot solutions

Work is focussed on default consolidator model and pot-follows-member

clock 30 January 2023 • 4 min read
First Actuarial restructures management and ownership structure

Industry

First Actuarial restructures management and ownership structure

Changes include the appointment of the firm’s first managing partner

clock 26 January 2023 • 1 min read
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