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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

Investment

Brazil's economic and political challenges

Jeff Casson discusses the challenges Brazil is facing but says there are investment opportunities.

clock 24 February 2016 • 4 min read

Infrastructure

Finding value in infrastructure

Finding value in infrastructure is becoming increasingly more challenging given fierce competition for such assets. Boe Pahari explains how improved risk weighted returns can be achieved in thematic infrastructure where there is relatively less competition.

clock 24 February 2016 • 4 min read

Defined Contribution

We need to raise contribution rates

Recent Royal London research showed people may need to work until their 80s to secure decent retirement incomes. Helen Morrissey says contribution rates need to be raised sooner rather than later.

clock 23 February 2016 • 1 min read

Investment

Are UK schemes looking overseas for property exposure?

UK pension schemes have invested heavily in their local market but Helen Morrissey asks if they can benefit from looking further afield.

clock 22 February 2016 • 5 min read

Investment

Should DCLG consultation on LGPS be scrapped?

The recent DCLG proposal to give government powers to overrule LGPS investment decisions is ill judged according to Catherine Howarth.

clock 19 February 2016 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

Putting pension taxation reform in perspective

Henry Tapper says we need to take a wider view of pension taxation reform.

clock 19 February 2016 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

VAT on professional fund management costs - we need more clarity

Following cases in European courts, HMRC has recently changed the rules relating to the recoverability of VAT on professional fees paid in relation to occupational pension schemes. Tom Jackman explains what these changes mean for trustees and employers of defined benefit schemes.

clock 18 February 2016 • 4 min read

Industry

What will the master trust of the future look like?

This year is set to be a big one for the master trust market. Steve Goddard looks at how the market will evolve.

clock 18 February 2016 • 3 min read

Investment

Is your DGF fit for purpose?

January’s market volatility gave schemes the opportunity to review whether their DGF is fit for purpose says Charlotte Moore.

clock 17 February 2016 • 7 min read

Defined Contribution

Signposting will aid better retirement decision making

Helen Morrissey asks if signposting will help scheme members get better retirement outcomes.

clock 16 February 2016 • 1 min read
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