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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

Investment

Solving the retirement equation for the Pensions Revolution

Jasper Berens takes a look at the investment challenges that go alongside the new retirement freedoms.

clock 22 October 2014 •

Income

Will the masses be hooked on non-advised drawdown?

Income drawdown looks set to grow rapidly as a result of Budget freedoms. Jenna Towler takes a look at the issues for those navigating this area without an adviser.

clock 22 October 2014 •

Pensions

Spanner in the works? The impact of group life schemes on the lifetime allowance

A quirk in A-Day tax rules means registered group life benefits count towards the lifetime allowance (LTA). Jonathan Stapleton looks at the problems this poses as the LTA falls

clock 22 October 2014 •

Income

A race against time: Dealing with retirement change

Do advisers think the industry will be ready in time to deal with incoming Budget flexibilities? Helen Morrissey finds out in the latest Retirement Planner Inquiry.

clock 22 October 2014 •

Pensions

Overcoming pension planning obstacles for the self-employed

Helen Morrissey talks to a panel of experts about the factors that prevent self-employed people from accessing financial advice

clock 22 October 2014 •

Pensions

It's all about flexibility: Navigating the SIPP market

Austin Broad goes through the issues advisers and their clients need to think about when navigating the SIPP market.

clock 22 October 2014 •

Pensions

Short service refunds banned from October 2015

Short service refunds are to be banned from April 2015, the government has confirmed.

clock 22 October 2014 •

Income

Unfinished business - Webb's vision for pension reform

With just months to go before the general election pensions minister Steve Webb shows no sign of slowing down. Helen Morrissey spoke to him about his plans for the future.

clock 22 October 2014 •

Income

Webb has annuities in his sights

The outcome of the next general election looks way too close to call and speculation is mounting about how long Steve Webb will remain as pensions minister.

clock 22 October 2014 •

Pensions

Steve Webb's vision for pension reform

Steve Webb’s vision for pension reform

clock 21 October 2014 •