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Jenna Brown

Jenna Brown

Jenna Brown is an award-winning journalist with 20 years’ experience in financial services. 

She is deputy editor of Professional Adviser, having worked on the brand since 2012, and specialises in pensions and retirement. She is also responsible for all externally contributed content for Professional Adviser.

She previously worked as a reporter and news editor on Professional Pensions. Prior to that she worked on local newspapers in the Home Counties.

Jenna won the State Street News Journalist of the Year Award in 2011, the Society of Pensions Consultant Journalist of the Year in 2010 and the Incisive Media Award for Scoop of the Year in 2009, the latter being for her coverage of a story linked to The Pensions Regulator, which attracted national attention after their press officer at the time threatened her with jail over the contents of the story.

She has a degree in law, the NCTJ fast-track in print journalism qualification as well as the NCE.

Jenna is contactable here: [email protected] and on LinkedIn here.

Articles by Jenna Brown

Economics / Markets

Chancellor set to publish 'scary' outlook for UK economy - reports

House of Commons speech

clock 19 November 2020 • 1 min read

Estate planning

Anna Murdock: How school fees could pay for themselves

The gift of education

clock 19 November 2020 • 3 min read

Investment

Quilter urges clients to 'hold their nerve' during market tumbles

Investors miss out on big gains waiting for markets to recover

clock 18 November 2020 • 3 min read

Your profession

Richard Bertin: What does it take for an industry to become a profession?

Richard Bertin looks at what it takes for an industry to become a profession, which he writes, is something of a tricky transition

clock 18 November 2020 • 4 min read

Companies

Consolidator Kingswood completes £3.45m Regency acquisition

Six IFAs and 1,000 clients

clock 18 November 2020 • 1 min read

Your profession

ABI calls for fundamental financial advice overhaul as consumers shun fees

72% of people do not want pay for financial advice

clock 18 November 2020 • 4 min read

Retirement

MPs vote down Pension Schemes Bill automatic guidance amendment

Tabled by Stephen Timms

clock 17 November 2020 • 3 min read

Pensions

Untouched DC pension wealth 'doubles' raising concerns about lost pots

Defined contribution (DC) pension wealth in the UK has more than doubled since the start of auto-enrolment in 2012, raising concerns about lost pensions.

clock 17 November 2020 • 2 min read

Your profession

Kim Bendall: How working remotely made me part of the team

A brave new world

clock 17 November 2020 • 6 min read

Companies

AFH adviser recruitment up but inflows hit by pandemic

12-month trading update

clock 17 November 2020 • 1 min read