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AWARDS
2017
Of course, over the last 30 years or so this ‘quiet
backwater’ has turned into one of the most exciting
areas of all types of financial journalism with scandals
such as Maxwell and Equitable Life to contend with,
plus pensions mis-selling and not to mention the
screeds of new pensions laws that have come into
force.
Whether it’s the political implications of the triple-
lock, or the knock-on to a workforce when a major
employer’s company pension suffers from a major
event, pensions are never far nowadays from the
general news headlines, let alone the ones which
appear in specialist publications.
Stephanie’s reporting on pensions has long been
regarded as fair, insightful and balanced. The magazine
she ran was regarded as one of the best of its type and
for these reasons combined she wins Headlinemoney’s
special annual award.
Outstanding Achievement Award
Winner
Stephanie Hawthorne
Now in its eighth year, Headlinemoney’s outstanding
achievement award is bestowed on an individual in
recognition of an exceptional contribution made
by that person while working as part of the financial
services media.
This year’s recipient is award-winning financial
journalist
Stephanie Hawthorne,
a household name
amongst the UK’s pensions professionals having been,
until April 2017, the longstanding editor of Pensions
World, a title which she joined back in 1989.
The subscription-based title closed this Spring
having been a mainstay of the pensions press for 45
years enjoyed by pension managers, scheme trustees,
corporate IFAs and employee benefits consultants.
In an interview, Stephanie once said that on joining
Pensions World she nearly never joined the company
pension scheme because she never thought she was
going to stay very long in an area regarded by many as
a quiet backwater.
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