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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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Better at-retirement client support 'essential'

New standards of advice are needed to help scheme members navigate the increasingly complicated retirement income market.

clock 19 October 2012 •

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RP readers get discount for Henry Stewart conference

Retirement Planner readers can claim a 10% discount on fees for the forthcoming Henry Stewart SIPPs and Retirement Options conference.

clock 02 October 2012 •

Equity release

Home is where the money is

Almost two million people plan to use their property to bolster their retirement income, research shows.

clock 27 September 2012 •

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How recycling pension income can help your clients

Adrian Walker discusses the potential benefits of recycling surplus pension income.

clock 25 September 2012 •

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The effect of gender neutral pricing

Andrew Tully asks how advisers need to take gender neutral pricing of annuities into their advice process.

clock 25 September 2012 •

RDR

How should advisers keep clients informed about RDR?

Fiona Murphy asks how advisers are preparing for RDR and how they are keeping clients informed.

clock 24 September 2012 •

Investment

Is the small pot problem solved?

Fiona Murphy looks at the DWP's small pot reforms and asks if they made the right decision.

clock 24 September 2012 •

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Today's costs hitting tomorrow's retirees

Fewer people are saving long term as covering current costs gets harder, according to AXA's Big Money Index 2012.

clock 19 September 2012 •

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Older people excluded from financial services

Older people are struggling to access financial services because products and industry do not connect with them, suggests research.

clock 19 September 2012 •

Equity release

ERSA admitted to Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Solicitors Alliance (ERSA) and its seven member firms have been admitted to the Equity Release Council.

clock 13 September 2012 •