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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

Legislation

Baroness Greengross secures parliamentary debate on small pension pots

The issue of advising small pension pots is to be debated in the House of Lords on 27 November.

clock 26 November 2012 •

Defined Contribution

Will we see income drawdown reform?

Helen Morrissey examines the pressure on the government to tackle drawdown

clock 22 November 2012 •

Defined Contribution

Are annuity clients being treated fairly?

Advisers report cases of clients asked to exaggerate medical conditions for annuity rates. Helen Morrissey investigates.

clock 15 November 2012 •

Defined Contribution

Is focusing on annuity rates the right approach?

Helen Morrissey on the ABI's transparency drive

clock 15 November 2012 •

Industry

What do members need from communication?

Helen Morrissey examines how schemes can engage staff over auto-enrolment

clock 08 November 2012 •

Communication

NAPF 2012: Personalising communications key to member engagement

Increased personalisation of communications is key to increasing member engagement according to Ferrier Pearce's Nigel Ferrier.

clock 18 October 2012 •

Defined Contribution

NAPF 2012: Members need support with retirement income decisions

New standards of advice are needed to help scheme members navigate the increasingly complicated retirement income market.

clock 18 October 2012 •

Law and Regulation

NAPF 2012: IORP Directive based on "flawed logic"

The argument behind the IORP Directive is based on "flawed logic", NAPF chairman Mark Hyde Harrison says.

clock 17 October 2012 •

Defined Benefit

Can we restore trust in pensions?

Helen Morrissey analyses the points of view on one of the hottest topics in pensions.

clock 11 October 2012 •

Industry

Understanding fiduciary management

Schemes are interested in fiduciary management but greater understanding is needed. Helen Morrissey looks at how schemes are engaging with this service.

clock 04 October 2012 •
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