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Helen Morrissey

Helen Morrissey

Editor, Professional Pensions

Helen is editor of Professional Pensions and has twelve years' experience of writing about pensions and retirement from both a retail and institutional standpoint.

She initially joined Professional Pensions in December 2003 as a features writer and was made editor in October 2014.

In addition to her work on Professional Pensions Helen also edited Retirement Planner, a magazine aimed at independent financial advisers for eight years.

While she has written on a range of retirement related topics over the years she specialises in at and post-retirement issues. She has appeared on the BBC's Your Money programme on several occasions and appears regularly on Share Radio.

Helen holds the Pensions Management Institute's Retirement Provision Certificate (RPC).

In her spare time Helen is a keen runner with a number of half and full marathons under her belt. She is currently training for her first - and she believes her last - ultramarathon.

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Articles by Helen Morrissey

Law and Regulation

Cridland: Working patterns important in state pension age discussion

The issue of healthy life expectancy and the ability to work longer will be vital in determining state pension policy according to John Cridland.

clock 19 October 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

PLSA launches Master Trust Committee

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has launched a Master Trust Committee.

clock 19 October 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Contribution

What lessons can DC communications learn from the EU referendum?

Charlotte Moore believes the pensions industry can learn a lot about how to effectively communicate with members from the recent EU referendum.

clock 19 October 2016 • 7 min read

Law and Regulation

UK and Ireland - common paths, common issues

David Harris looks at what Ireland can learn from the UK on pension reform.

clock 17 October 2016 • 3 min read

Industry

Cost is key factor in decline in retirement income advice

Cost and a lack of information are behind many retirees' decisions to shun advice when making retirement income choices.

clock 07 October 2016 • 5 min read

Defined Contribution

What are the problems with existing default strategy design?

Sue Pemberton looks at how default fund design will need to evolve following Freedom and Choice.

clock 06 October 2016 • 4 min read

Defined Benefit

Is the pensions world completely mad - or is it just me?

Kevin Wesbroom looks at the issues the industry faces around liabilities

clock 06 October 2016 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

The urge to consult

Robin Ellison talks about the acceleration in consultations and whether it is a good thing.

clock 06 October 2016 • 3 min read

Industry

Could the UK experience the same fate as Japan?

Increased uncertainty around Brexit could lead to a prolonged period of low economic growth like that experienced by Japan. Charlotte Moore looks at what this will mean and how it can be prevented.

clock 05 October 2016 • 8 min read

Law and Regulation

Baroness Drake questions shift to individual responsibility in pensions planning

Baroness Jeannie Drake has questioned whether placing more responsibility on individuals amounts to an efficient long-term savings policy.

clock 05 October 2016 • 1 min read
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