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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

We need more 'save now, spend later' and less 'buy now, pay later'

Industry

We need more 'save now, spend later' and less 'buy now, pay later'

Jonathan Stapleton rails against the surge in adverts for short-term borrowing schemes

clock 14 November 2022 • 2 min read
Inflation surge set to double LTA tax hit on pension savers

Law and Regulation

Inflation surge set to double LTA tax hit on pension savers

2021 measure to freeze LTA set to raise twice as much for HMT as originally thought

clock 14 November 2022 • 2 min read
National Grid discloses £325m liquidity support for its UK DB schemes

Defined Benefit

National Grid discloses £325m liquidity support for its UK DB schemes

Short-term loan follows large moves in UK government bond yields

clock 11 November 2022 • 1 min read
Members at increased risk of scams, watchdogs warn

Law and Regulation

Members at increased risk of scams, watchdogs warn

TPR, FCA and Maps say members are at ‘increased risk’ amid economic uncertainty

clock 11 November 2022 • 3 min read
Top three consultancies see 10.8% rise in revenues in 2021

Industry

Top three consultancies see 10.8% rise in revenues in 2021

Combined pensions turnover of Mercer, WTW and Aon grew to £1.35bn at the end of last year

clock 11 November 2022 • 2 min read
Nest Insight and Wagestream collaborate on workplace savings research trial

Industry

Nest Insight and Wagestream collaborate on workplace savings research trial

Trial will explore impact of different nudges to support employee workplace savings

clock 11 November 2022 • 3 min read
FCA warns of 'regulation gap' for investment consultants

Investment

FCA warns of 'regulation gap' for investment consultants

Watchdog says ‘more active regulation’ would increase focus on resilience and stress testing

clock 09 November 2022 • 3 min read
DB funding - Oct 2022: PPF surpluses stable

Defined Benefit

DB funding - Oct 2022: PPF surpluses stable

The lifeboat fund says scheme funding levels steady after sharp improvement in September

clock 08 November 2022 • 6 min read
Funding the transition gap: COP, clean energy and capital

Investment

Funding the transition gap: COP, clean energy and capital

Bill Hughes says clean energy infrastructure is a key way to allocate to the energy transition

clock 07 November 2022 • 2 min read
People Moves: Week ending Friday 4 November 2022

Appointments

People Moves: Week ending Friday 4 November 2022

PP brings together all the people moves in the pensions industry over the past week

clock 04 November 2022 • 5 min read
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