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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

Stepping into a life of ease

Helping retirees to get the best income possible from their small pension pots is proving to be a real challenge for the industry. Helen Morrissey takes a look at the options available

clock 01 February 2010 •

Estate planning

KRS expands into estate planning

Equity release provider Key Retirement Solutions has announced plans to expand into the estate planning sector.

clock 06 January 2010 •

Mortgages

House purchase loans reach 22-month high: CML

House purchase loans in October reached their highest level since December 2007, according to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

clock 10 December 2009 •

Long Term Care

Political rumblings ignore private solutions

Chris Horlick takes a look at the latest issues in the long term care market

clock 25 November 2009 •

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Speaking with one voice

The launch of PICA's first report into raising awareness of at-retirement options has given the industry food for thought. Helen Morrissey asks how the recommendations will be taken forward

clock 25 November 2009 •

Pensions

Daring to take the plunge

Mike Morrison discusses the role of risk in the development of a retirement planning portfolio

clock 18 November 2009 •

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Shaken but not stirred

Karen Barretto discusses the pros and cons of using discounted gift trusts.

clock 18 November 2009 •

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Staying at the top of the game

Helen Morrissey talks to Bob Bullivant about developments in the annuity market

clock 11 November 2009 •

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'Choice' is the operative word

Vince Smith-Hughes talks to Helen Morrissey about how the annuity market is evolving and discusses how the market for asset backed annuities will grow

clock 11 November 2009 •

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Variety is the spice of retirement life

Philip Brown and Simon O'Connor discuss with Helen Morrissey how variable annuities are regarded within the market and whether new products are likely to be able to make an impact

clock 04 November 2009 •