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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

Defined Contribution

Half of AE savers cannot afford contribution increase

Auto-enrolment (AE) is helping savers make better retirement plans, but almost half believe they cannot afford higher contributions.

clock 11 May 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

Small businesses risk fines of £25m for missing AE deadline

Small and micro businesses in the UK could face fines totalling £25m if they fail to meet their auto-enrolment (AE) deadlines.

clock 10 May 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

What lessons have been learned from BHS and Tata?

BHS and Tata Steel are not the only businesses struggling to deal with sizeable deficits. Perhaps a new approach is needed?

clock 10 May 2016 • 6 min read

Industry

A more confident approach could bring benefits

A recent report says a more confident approach from trustees could result in real innovative thinking. Helen Morrissey is inclined to agree.

clock 10 May 2016 • 1 min read

Industry

Are we where we need to be on governance?

Pension schemes have made big improvements to governance in recent years but a paper released by the 300 Club shows there is still some way to go. Helen Morrissey takes a look.

clock 09 May 2016 • 5 min read

Industry

Why we need more female trustees

Peter Askins says we need more diversity on trustee boards.

clock 05 May 2016 • 3 min read

Industry

What can Star Wars teach the pensions industry?

Star Wars and pensions may seem an unlikely mix but Raj Mody believes there are lessons to be learned from the blockbusting franchise.

clock 05 May 2016 • 3 min read

Defined Contribution

'Value for money' for all not always possible for DC members, says PPI

Failure to find an agreed definition of the ‘value for money’concept means trustees and providers are unable to provide schemes in the best interests of all members, according to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

clock 05 May 2016 • 2 min read

Industry

Welcome to the new look Professional Pensions website

The re-designed Professional Pensions website has been unveiled today.

clock 05 May 2016 • 1 min read

Admin / Technology

Can robo-advice boost engagement?

Charlotte Moore looks at whether robo-advice could have a role in boosting engagement with retirement planning.

clock 04 May 2016 • 8 min read
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