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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

Autumn Statement: Annuity death tax abolished

The 55% tax charge levied on beneficiaries of individuals who die under the age of 75 with a joint life or guaranteed term annuity has been abolished in today's Autumn Statement.

clock 03 December 2014 •

Law and Regulation

Will we see more change in the Autumn Statement?

At the time of writing this leader the Professional Pensions team was bracing itself for Wednesday's Autumn Statement.

clock 01 December 2014 •

Defined Contribution

Can online solutions deliver better retirement outcomes?

PP looks at the potential of online profiling tools to help make retirement decisions

clock 21 November 2014 •

Law and Regulation

Budget to tempt more than 8,600 extra DB members to transfer out

There will be 8,676 intra-employer transfers between defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes each year as a result of additional DC freedoms, according to a government impact assessment.

clock 21 November 2014 •

Industry

Number of women saving adequately for retirement at four-year high

The number of women saving adequately for retirement has reached a four year high according to Scottish Widows Women and Retirement report.

clock 20 November 2014 •

Investment

Should schemes allocate more to real assets?

PP looks at the case for increasing exposure to some more esoteric investments

clock 13 November 2014 •

Defined Contribution

DC administration - have you checked the small print?

As the time to implement Budget flexibilities draws near Helen Ball highlights the administrative implications that trustees need to consider.

clock 12 November 2014 •

Investment

Interpreting the indicators - understanding macroeconomic drivers of asset performance

Understanding the state of the economy is an important factor in any scheme's investment strategy according to Axa IM's Yoram Lustig.

clock 12 November 2014 •

Defined Contribution

Why it's time to change how we think of DC

Vanguard's Steve Charlton says DC schemes should not focus on asset accumulation

clock 11 November 2014 •

Defined Benefit

We will get a more competitive fiduciary management market

Recent research from KPMG shows 75% of mandates are awarded without a competitive tender. However, this doesn't mean trustees are not asking tough questions says Helen Morrissey.

clock 10 November 2014 •
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