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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

Fixed income - why 2% is the new normal

Witold Bahrke believes we should get used to lower returns from fixed income investments going forward.

clock 12 December 2016 • 4 min read

Investment

PPF Purple Book shows marked asset allocation shifts

UK pension schemes' average allocation to bonds has risen to over 50% for the first time according to The Pension Protection Fund's (PPF's) Purple Book.

clock 08 December 2016 • 3 min read

Investment

FCA review: Big changes afoot?

James Trask looks at the key issues highlighted in the recent FCA interim market study into asset management.

clock 02 December 2016 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

Consultation outlines 10-step approach to GMP equalisation

A recent consultation outlines a 10-step approach to GMP equalisation. However, there is a need for more clarity finds Helen Morrissey.

clock 02 December 2016 • 5 min read

Law and Regulation

Young people need to support adequate state pension provision

Tim Sharp says younger people should support the triple lock.

clock 02 December 2016 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

We need change on corporate governance

Janice Turner welcomes recent government proposals which will help trustees become more active stewards of the assets they hold.

clock 01 December 2016 • 3 min read

Investment

European pension plans see Brexit as headwind for global growth

European pension plans regard Brexit as a headwind for global growth according to a report by CREATE-Research and Amundi.

clock 30 November 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Aggregate Industries Pension Plan completes £135m 'follow-on' buy-in

Aggregate Industries Pension Plan has completed a £135m pensioner buy-in with Just Retirement.

clock 30 November 2016 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

DWP issues GMP consultation

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a consultation on indexation and equalisation of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) in public service pension schemes.

clock 29 November 2016 • 4 min read

Investment

What geopolitical shocks are in store next year?

This year has delivered several political shocks for UK schemes in the form of Brexit and the outcome of the US general election. However, as Europe gears up for a round of elections next year Helen Morrissey asks what schemes need to watch out for.

clock 25 November 2016 • 5 min read
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