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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

Income

Reforming the retirement income market

In the wake of the FCA review the ABI has put forward its recommendations for how the retirement income market needs to evolve. Helen Morrissey takes a look.

clock 19 March 2014 •

Pensions

Why have SIPP complaints soared?

SIPP complaints to the Financial Ombudsman recently faced a sharp increase. Why did this happen? Fiona Murphy reports.

clock 19 March 2014 •

Your profession

Retirement Planner Awards open for entries

Retirement Planner has launched its first awards event to recognise high standards of advice in the retirement planning sector.

clock 18 March 2014 •

Income

Income drawdown: Putting the right advice process in place

Income drawdown is growing in popularity. Vince Smith-Hughes looks at the process advisers should adopt when advising in this area.

clock 20 February 2014 • 6 min read

Income

Inquiry: Advice challenges in the annuity market

This month's Retirement Planner Inquiry highlights the challenges advisers face when navigating the annuity market.

clock 20 February 2014 • 4 min read

Investment

Auto-enrolment and its impact on SIPPs

As auto-enrolment prompts business owners to review their pension arrangements Andy Bowsher looks at some of the opportunities.

clock 19 February 2014 •

Estate planning

Getting the financial details right in later-life relationships

Susan Midha takes a look at what can be done to prevent family disputes over inheritance.

clock 19 February 2014 •

Long Term Care

LTC - A statement of intent

Fiona Murphy asks what does the ABI's social care Statement of Intent mean for the long-term care market?

clock 19 February 2014 •

Income

Launching The Later Life Academy

The Later Life Academy has launched to help brokers operate more effectively in the at-retirement market. Founder Stuart Wilson talks to Helen Morrissey about the need for increased education.

clock 19 February 2014 •

Income

Does the FCA's annuity review go far enough?

The results of the FCA's thematic review of the annuity market highlight the need for urgent reform of the at-retirement market. However, Helen Morrissey asks if the review goes far enough?

clock 19 February 2014 •