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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

Why costs and fees matter

How fees based on AUM are distorting and misleading

clock 08 April 2015 •

Industry

Why the pensions industry needs apprentices

While the pensions industry has often focused on recruiting graduates there is a lot to be gained from taking on apprentices according to Michael Clare.

clock 08 April 2015 •

Defined Contribution

Is DC governance fit for purpose?

DC governance will need to evolve rapidly in the coming months if it is to remain fit for purpose according to Girish Menezes.

clock 07 April 2015 •

Industry

PP research: How schemes are implementing Budget flexibilities

What are schemes doing to get ready for 6 April?

clock 31 March 2015 • 9 min read

Law and Regulation

How can schemes navigate the DB-DC transfer market?

PP looks at the issues schemes will have to address after 6 April

clock 30 March 2015 •

Defined Contribution

PP research: Investment challenges facing schemes

In the first of a two part research project Professional Pensions asks readers how last year's Budget and the DC charge cap are affecting investment strategies.

clock 27 March 2015 • 10 min read

Industry

Pensions Personality Shortlist Revealed

We have received hundreds of votes and competition has been fierce but we can now reveal the shortlist for this year's Pensions Personality of the Year award.

clock 27 March 2015 •

Defined Benefit

Are small schemes being squeezed out of the de-risking market?

Helen Morrissey looks at what's on offer for smaller schemes

clock 25 March 2015 •

Defined Contribution

Aegon expands Retiready proposition into workplace

From the end of April almost 26,000 members on Workplace Aegon Retirement Choices (ARC) will be able to see the value of their workplace savings with Aegon through the Retiready interface.

clock 24 March 2015 •

Investment

Are bonds as risky as equities?

Terence Prideaux takes a close look at challenges facing the bond market

clock 24 March 2015 •
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