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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

What happened in pensions in 2016: Part Three

PP Online looks back at a very busy year for pensions. Here's what happened between July and September.

clock 29 December 2016 • 3 min read

Industry

What happened in pensions in 2016: Part Two

This year has been a busy one for the pensions industry. Professional Pensions looks at what happened between March and June

clock 28 December 2016 • 5 min read

Industry

What were the best read features in 2016?

PP Online takes a look at the top 20 feature articles of 2016.

clock 23 December 2016 • 4 min read

Industry

What were the top pension news stories of 2016?

PP Online counts down the top 20 news stories of the year.

clock 22 December 2016 • 13 min read

Industry

What happened in pensions in 2016: Part One

This year has been a busy one for the pensions industry. Professional Pensions looks at what happened between January and March.

clock 21 December 2016 • 2 min read

Risk Reduction

Will 2017 be the biggest year yet for de-risking?

LCP's de-risking report predicts the market for buy-ins and buyouts could top £15bn in 2017. Helen Morrissey takes a closer look.

clock 15 December 2016 • 4 min read

Industry

What key development would you like to see happen in workplace pensions during 2017?

Industry spokespeople tell Helen Morrissey what developments they would like to see in the pension market in 2017.

clock 14 December 2016 • 10 min read

Defined Benefit

Trustees must be bold when disposing of assets

Mature schemes must have a strategy in place to ensure they sell their assets in the most efficient way possible.

clock 14 December 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

Harrington: Employers should be a conduit for pensions but individuals should take responsibility

While employers continue to be a "conduit" for pension savings, more emphasis must be placed on promoting individual responsibility according to the pensions minister.

clock 13 December 2016 • 2 min read

Industry

It's time to take stock of pensions

This year has been a tumultuous one for pensions but Helen Morrissey believes we need to take the time to learn lessons from what has happened.

clock 13 December 2016 • 2 min read
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