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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

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Top annuity myths

Steve Lewis takes a look at the top misconceptions people hold about the annuity market.

clock 23 May 2014 •

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Budget 2014 - the spark for change?

John Moret takes a look at the recent Budget changes and asks if they are the catalyst for growth in the retirement market.

clock 23 May 2014 •

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Dealing with the Budget aftermath

The Budget brings unprecedented flexibility for retirees. However, this flexibility also brings challenges. Andrew Tully takes a look at the key issues.

clock 23 May 2014 •

Retiring Abroad

Retirement planning: What should expats be looking at?

Adam Wrench looks at some of the opportunities and pitfalls for expats returning to the UK

clock 23 May 2014 •

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The pensions crossroads: tax free cash or drawdown?

Some pension savers are able to access more than the regular 25% tax free cash. However this protection could be lost should the retiree wish to go into income drawdown rather than purchasing an annuity. Claire Trott looks at the options.

clock 23 May 2014 •

Pensions

Picking up the pieces: Lessons from 1 Stop's SIPP failure

What happened at 1 Stop and what can advisers do to prevent SIPP suitability failures? Fiona Murphy takes a closer look.

clock 23 May 2014 •

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Where do advisers fit into the Guidance Guarantee?

The development of the Guidance Guarantee continues to stoke industry debate. What should it look like? Who will deliver it? And how much will it cost?

clock 23 May 2014 •

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A NISA retirement

The New Individual Savings Account (NISA) regime is soon coming into force. But how can it be used in retirement planning? Fiona Murphy finds out.

clock 21 May 2014 •

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Guidance guarantee: How should it be delivered?

The guidance guarantee was a key part of this year's Budget. In this month's Inquiry Helen Morrissey asks Retirement Planner readers about the role of advisers in this service.

clock 21 May 2014 •

Pensions

RP poll: Pensions tax relief

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask whether you believe tax relief will be targeted ahead of next year's general election.

clock 13 May 2014 •