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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

Richard Harrington: AE review has to consider self-employed

The government has to consider how auto-enrolment (AE) can be extended to the self-employed in its forthcoming review says pensions minister Richard Harrington.

clock 01 February 2017 • 1 min read

Appointments

Ex Blackrock MD Speed joins TPT Retirement Solutions as CIO

TPT Retirement Solutions has appointed ex-Blackrock managing director Cliff Speed as chief investment officer (CIO).

clock 01 February 2017 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

We need to commit to saving in good times and bad

There have been calls to introduce more flexibility into the auto-enrolment regime in the light of potential economic volatility. Helen Morrissey does not agree.

clock 31 January 2017 • 1 min read

Investment

How DGFs should adapt to the new pensions world

Diversified growth funds have been incredibly popular but in order to survive they must adapt to a time where DC will be their fastest growing client base. Stephanie Baxter looks at what the future holds for DGFs

clock 30 January 2017 • 5 min read

Law and Regulation

Halcrow Pension Scheme - complex restructurings need to be well managed

Joanna Smith looks at how the Halcrow Pension Scheme was restructured

clock 30 January 2017 • 4 min read

Defined Benefit

PPF: Providing reassurance in turbulent times

It has been just over six months since Arnold Wagner was appointed chairman of the £23bn Pension Protection Fund. He talks to Helen Morrissey about the key lessons learned during 2016 and how the fund is looking to the future

clock 30 January 2017 • 7 min read

Investment

Schemes need to plan for being cashflow negative

Sorca Kelly-Scholte says schemes need to start looking at making changes to investment strategies as they become cashflow negative.

clock 27 January 2017 • 3 min read

Defined Contribution

Let's resolve to help people save in the New Year

People should resolve to save more for retirement in their New Year resolutions finds Graham Vidler.

clock 27 January 2017 • 3 min read

Defined Benefit

Buy-in market celebrates 10th anniversary

It has been 10 years since the first pensioner buy-in was completed. Helen Morrissey looks at how the industry has evolved.

clock 26 January 2017 • 5 min read

Defined Benefit

Employer covenant - the cornerstone of Integrated Risk Management

Andrew Palmer looks at why employer covenant is an increasingly important issue for schemes

clock 25 January 2017 • 4 min read
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