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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

Your profession

Financial planning throughout the ages

In this case study Simon Willoughby demonstrates the value of advice through different life stages.

clock 27 November 2013 •

Investment

Increasing pension awareness

As TPAS celebrates its 30th anniversary chief executive Michelle Cracknell tells Helen Morrissey about her plans for the service.

clock 27 November 2013 •

Investment

Over a quarter of Britons approaching 50 'have no retirement savings'

As many as 26% of people approaching the age of 50 have no pension or retirement savings, according to research published today.

clock 22 November 2013 •

Income

Women less optimistic than men about joint retirement income

Women expect to receive an average of £3,000 less in joint retirement income than men, according to research from Prudential.

clock 20 November 2013 •

Income

DA could lead master trusts to offer flex drawdown

Defined ambition proposals could open the door to more flexible drawdown as master trusts provide both accumulation and decumulation vehicles, The Pensions Regulator says.

clock 14 November 2013 •

Income

What to do when the annuity egg cracks

Alan Higham considers the potential alternatives to annuities in a retirement income strategy

clock 12 November 2013 •

Your profession

Lawyers seek professional connections with advisers

Lawyers and accountants are increasingly looking to make professional connections with advisory firms according to a high profile financial adviser.

clock 12 November 2013 •

Investment

AE charge cap could force 90,000 scheme reviews

Up to 90,000 employers would be forced to review their defined contribution (DC) schemes if a charge cap was introduced, according to a government paper.

clock 01 November 2013 •

Income

Women twice as likely as men to be in the dark over retirement income

Women are twice as likely as men to be unsure what their main source of income will be in retirement, according to research from Prudential.

clock 01 November 2013 •

Pensions

Charge cap would lead to 90,000 AE schemes being reviewed

Up to 90,000 employers would be forced to review their defined contribution (DC) schemes if a charge cap was introduced, according to a government impact assessment.

clock 01 November 2013 •