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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

Pensions

Pensions opt-outs to be re-enrolled every three years

There will be an ongoing process of automatic re-enrolment into personal accounts, pensions minister Angela Eagle says.

clock 02 October 2009 •

Investment

Heyday challenge to default retirement age fails

The High Court has ruled it is legal for employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65.

clock 25 September 2009 •

Income

Recession forces two-thirds to delay retirement plans

Most employees expect to delay their retirement as a result of the recession, Aon Consulting research suggests.

clock 24 September 2009 •

Investment

DWP mulls early start for Personal Accounts trustee corp

The Government is considering starting the Personal Accounts trustee corporation early in a bid to prepare for the 2012 reforms.

clock 24 September 2009 •

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DWP extends auto-enrolment deadline

Reforms introducing auto-enrolment, employer duties and personal accounts will be staged in over a three year period from 2012, the department for work and pensions (DWP) says.

clock 24 September 2009 •

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Personal Accounts 'will not protect against poverty in retirement'

The Government will fail to protect millions of Britons from poverty in old age unless it makes vital changes to the way it introduces Personal Accounts, an influential report concludes.

clock 22 September 2009 •

Income

Industry decumulation initiative named

An industry initiative to raise awareness of the open market option and decumulation choices has been formally named as the Pensions Income Choice Association (PICA).

clock 17 September 2009 •

Income

PPI report says housing wealth could play greater role in retirement

Housing wealth could play a greater role in supporting retirement in the future, the Pensions Policy Institute says.

clock 16 September 2009 •

Equity release

Housing wealth could play greater role in retirement - PPI

Housing wealth could play a greater role in supporting retirement in the future, the Pensions Policy Institute says.

clock 15 September 2009 •

Investment

TUC warns DC is failing to fill gap left by DB closures

Coverage of corporate defined contribution plans is not growing fast enough to fill the gap left by the continuing closure of defined benefit, Trades Union Congress analysis reveals.

clock 14 September 2009 •