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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

Admin / Technology

The pensions dashboard can tackle the savings gap if it is personalised

Natanje Holt says the pensions dashboard could hold the key to helping people engage with their saving if it is set up correctly

clock 24 February 2017 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

Responding to new DC regulatory initiatives - What should trustees be doing?

Anthony Filbin says trustees must prepare for new responsibilities.

clock 23 February 2017 • 4 min read

Industry

How the UK pensions industry needs to develop if it is to be fit for purpose

Hugh Nolan gives his view on how pensions must develop over the coming years.

clock 23 February 2017 • 3 min read

Industry

Let's work to make the industry simpler.

Graham Vidler says there needs to be a focus on simplicity in pension.

clock 23 February 2017 • 4 min read

Industry

Pension Scheme of the Year Awards - Registration closes tomorrow

Pension schemes who wish to enter the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards must register by tomorrow.

clock 23 February 2017 • 1 min read

Industry

We need to learn the lessons of the past 20 years

Helen Morrissey looks back on 20 years of Professional Pensions.

clock 23 February 2017 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Understanding DB deficits

Raj Mody gives his view on the debate around measuring defined benefit scheme deficits.

clock 23 February 2017 • 3 min read

Investment

What did schemes learn from real estate markets in 2016?

Helen Morrissey looks at pension schemes' experience of investing in the property market during 2016 and asks what they can expect during 2017

clock 20 February 2017 • 6 min read

Industry

We must rise to the challenge of modernising pensions.

The pensions sector is undergoing a great deal of change and we must be prepared to meet its new demands says Sir Steve Webb.

clock 16 February 2017 • 4 min read

Law and Regulation

People need more support and more savings to make the pension system fit for purpose

Professor David Blake gives his view on how the pensions system can be improved.

clock 16 February 2017 • 4 min read
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