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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

FCA annuity review does not go far enough

The FCAs' thematic review of the annuity market has been criticised as not going far enough fast enough.

clock 14 February 2014 •

Your profession

Adviser charging: Fair or foul?

Adviser charging: How has it affected advisory firms and what is fair for clients, Fiona Murphy asks.

clock 11 February 2014 •

Your profession

When is guidance advice - will the FCA review help?

The arrival of RDR has focused attention on "direct to consumer" propositions but regulatory uncertainty is holding back developments which could be beneficial to consumers, says Bruce Moss.

clock 04 February 2014 •

Investment

Are we ready to live longer?

Nick Elphick looks at how retirement plans will need to adapt to increasing longevity.

clock 04 February 2014 •

Income

Wake up pack money should be 'spent on guidance'

Money spent on 'wake up packs' should be spent on providing retirees with a 15 minute conversation with a retirement expert.

clock 30 January 2014 •

Retiring Abroad

The QROPs Question

Are QROPS still difficult for advisers to engage with? Fiona Murphy looks at recent changes and finds out.

clock 28 January 2014 •

Income

Why choose the Pick-A directory?

Stephen Lowe outlines the thinking behind the recently launched Pick-A directory and looks at how it can facilitate shopping around for a retirement income.

clock 28 January 2014 •

Investment

Video: Auto-enrolment opportunities

Carey Pensions UK chief executive officer Christine Hallett discusses the opportunities auto-enrolment brings for advisers.

clock 28 January 2014 •

Pensions

Video: The outlook for SIPPs

Carey Pensions UK chief executive officer Christine Hallett speaks to Helen Morrissey about the outlook for the SIPP market.

clock 28 January 2014 •

Pensions

Permitted investment list could stifle innovation

The use of a permitted investment list could stifle innovation in the SIPP and SSAS market according to Talbot & Muir.

clock 23 January 2014 •