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Jonathan Stapleton

Jonathan Stapleton

Jonathan is editor of Professional Pensions and Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB).

He started work as a journalist on a capital markets magazine called Central European in 2000 before joining an internet start-up called ii-Q.com, a pensions news service.

Jonathan joined Professional Pensions in July 2001 and has been there, barring a nine month sabbatical in 2004, ever since. He launched PP Online in 2006, became deputy editor of Professional Pensions in 2008, editor in 2009, launched WSB in 2012 and became editor-in-chief of both brands in 2014.

Jonathan has won a number of awards throughout his career - most recently the Society of Pension Professionals' Journalist of the Year Award 2019 - and is holder of the Pension Management Institute's Retirement Provision Certificate.

Outside of pensions, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his son, helping to run a Scout troop and trying (unsuccessfully so far) to improve his very sluggish 5km running time.

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Articles by Jonathan Stapleton

Retirement

HMRC gives guidance on transitional arrangements for pension freedoms

HMRC has published guidance on the transitional issues associated with the pension changes that were announced in this year's Budget.

clock 18 July 2014 •

Pensions

Australia consults on introduction of compulsory annuitisation

Australia is considering whether to force people to convert all or part of their pension benefits into retirement products to help manage longevity.

clock 17 July 2014 •

Pensions

Guidance guarantee details expected next week - Altmann

The government will unveil its plans for the at-retirement guidance guarantee next week, according to recently appointed older workers champion Ros Altmann.

clock 15 July 2014 •

Income

Ombudsman investigating 84 pension liberation complaints

The Pensions Ombudsman has revealed it is investigating 84 complaints about pension liberation.

clock 11 July 2014 • 2 min read

Charging

Fees and fund switches: The top 25 complaints investigated by the Pensions Ombudsman

The ten most common complaints investigated by the Pensions Ombudsman in 2013-2014 excluded queries relating to fees, fund switches and pension liberation, figures show.

clock 11 July 2014 •

Retirement

Budget 2014: Removal of restrictions on pensions access will net govt £1.2bn a year by 2019

The reduction of the withdrawal tax rate from 55% to an individual's marginal income tax rate will increase tax income by £1.2bn a year by 2019, Budget documents show.

clock 19 March 2014 •

Investment

'Advisory gap' prompts launch of workplace pension comparison site

Pension PlayPen has launched a free comparison tool to rate and compare quotes from all the main pension providers.

clock 13 November 2013 •

Income

NAPF mulls annuity service launch

The National Association of Pension Funds is investigating steps it can take to help DC members get a better deal at retirement - hinting at the launch of a broker service.

clock 17 October 2013 •

Investment

Govt should up AE contributions to as much as 15% - NAPF

The next government must "brave up" and start raising auto-enrolment (AE) contribution rates towards 12% to 15% to manage expectations of savers, the head of the National Association of Pension Funds has said.

clock 17 October 2013 •

Tax Planning

Call to scrap 10% rate on savings income

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has made a range of recommendations in a bid to make tax simpler for Britain's pensioners.

clock 24 January 2013 •