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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

Industry

Timeline: Pensions in 2015 Part One

This year saw more change in the world of pensions. Here's our run down of what happened.

clock 22 December 2015 • 5 min read

Communication

DC Communications - a major re-think is essential

Allan Course says it is time to take a new approach to DC communications

clock 22 December 2015 •

Defined Benefit

UK defined benefit pensions: From crisis to catastrophe?

The time has come for DB schemes to approach liability management differently

clock 15 December 2015 •

Defined Benefit

FTSE 100 DB scheme closure gathers pace

The rate of defined benefit (DB) scheme closure among FTSE 100 companies is gathering pace, according to research by JLT Employee Benefits.

clock 14 December 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Work and Pensions Committee launches new AE inquiry

The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into pensions automatic enrolment (AE).

clock 14 December 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Enjoy the Christmas break 2016 is going to be busy

Helen Morrissey doesn't expect any let up in pension reform in 2016.

clock 08 December 2015 •

Industry

What are the key challenges facing the pensions industry in 2016?

Professional Pensions asks industry figures - including Baroness Altmann and her predecessor Steve Webb - for predictions on the key challenges we are likely to face next year.

clock 07 December 2015 • 10 min read

Investment

Multi asset managers need to improve communications

Recent research from Schroders shows multi asset managers need to communicate more effectively with clients. Helen Morrissey takes a look at some of the results.

clock 04 December 2015 • 4 min read

Law and Regulation

Dealing with GMP reconciliation

Phil Bradish talks about how The Pensions Trust is approaching GMP reconciliation.

clock 02 December 2015 •

Investment

Five things trustees should know about escrow arrangements

Vicky Carr says that escrow arrangements have been the most popular type of contingent asset used by Sackers' clients over the past 12 months, a trend she expects to continue in the current low gilt yield environment.

clock 02 December 2015 •
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