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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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Eq Life commission consults on compensation priorities

The Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments has published a discussion paper asking how funding to non with-profits annuitants should be allocated and prioritised.

clock 03 November 2010 •

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Auto-enrolment review: The key points

Everything you need to know from today's DWP auto-enrolment review...

clock 27 October 2010 •

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Auto-enrolment loopholes closed for small firms

The exclusion of micro-employers from auto-enrolment was ruled out due to the number of employees that would be excluded and "substantial" practical issues.

clock 27 October 2010 •

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DWP simplifies criteria for 'good' pension schemes

The auto-enrolment review has proposed radically simplifying the certification process for existing workplace schemes.

clock 27 October 2010 •

Investment

Spending Review: NEST spared

The DWP will be provided with the funding necessary to introduce auto-enrolment from 2012 and establish NEST, the government confirmed today.

clock 20 October 2010 •

Investment

How to calculate new tax charges for your DB clients

Our step-by-step guide to calculating the potential tax charges for defined benefit schemes following Treasury changes to the annual allowance.

clock 14 October 2010 •

Investment

Annual limit reduced to £50k; Lifetime allowance cut to £1.5m

The annual allowance for tax privileged pensions will be cut from £255,000 to £50,000 from April next year, the Treasury announced this morning.

clock 14 October 2010 •

Investment

Leaked Cabinet Office list reveals NEST reprieve

The National Employment Savings Trust(NEST) will be retained despite a cull of over 177 quangos, a Cabinet Office document says.

clock 24 September 2010 •

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Under-50s admit poor preparation for retirement

Nearly half of under-50s admit they are not doing enough to prepare financially for their retirement.

clock 23 September 2010 •

Investment

MIR annuity hurdle could be as high as £300,000

The pension pot needed to satisfy the minimum income requirement could need to be as much as £300,000 in order to stop people falling back on state benefits, Towers Watson says.

clock 16 July 2010 •