Opinion

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Paul Lewis is perhaps best known as the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Money Box and Money Box Live, and as the author of numerous books on personal finance. He has also frequently appeared on various BBC television and radio programmes as an expert on financial services. As a regular columnist in Money Marketing, Paul has covered a variety of topics, including bank scams and fraud, DB transfer, auto-enrolment, pensions cold calling, the state pension, National Insurance contributions, and the FCA and adviser websites. Less well known is Lewis’s expertise on Victorian author Wilkie Collins.

Peer Ros Altmann, otherwise known as Baroness Altmann CBE, was previously a senior investment manager at Chase Manhattan, and had directorships at Rothschild International Asset Management and NatWest. She came to media prominence as a campaigner around pension rights and eventually served as UK pensions minister under Prime Minister David Cameron. In July 2019 it was announced that Ros was to chair Pensionsync: a pensions fintech firm focused on auto-enrolment. Ros’s articles for Money Marketing draw upon her considerable expertise in the area of pensions, including SSAS measures, pension guidance, the social care crisis, pension freedoms and DB transfers.

Steve Webb was previously Minister of State for Pensions in the government of David Cameron between 2010 and 2015. He is now director of policy at Royal London and is a well-known commentator on UK pensions. Steve has written widely for Money Marketing on pensions and related matters.

Tony is joint managing director of Technical Connection (a St James’s Place Wealth Management group company), which provides online knowledge management, insight and CPD through Techlink Professional and expert technical support to advisers on all aspects of the financial planning process. He has been a weekly contributor to Money Marketing’s Technical Area on tax planning development issues affecting advisers for over 30 years.

Danby Bloch is chairman of Helm Godfrey, which is an independent financial adviser on the issues of employee benefits, wealth management and financial planning. He is also a consultant for Metropolis' Platforum product. Danby is a regular contributor to Money Marketing’s Technical Area.

Journalist Nic Cicutti is the former personal finance editor at The Independent and editor of FTyourmoney, the Financial Times website. He is the founder of Inspired Money, which provides editorial, consultancy and financial coaching services to media organisations, companies and individuals. Nic is the author of hard-hitting opinion pieces in Money Marketing’s Independent Thinking column.

Robert Reid is Principal at CanScot Solutions LLP. Robert entered the financial services sector in 1976, and has provided personal financial planning advice, initially in Scotland, from 1985; he returned to London in 1993 where he had worked in the 1980s. Robert is Readers Editor for Money Marketing after previously working for the Financial Times, writing extensively on market conditions and technical planning issues.

Pensions expert Steve Bee is director at Jargonfree Benefits, established to help SME firms extend workplace benefits to their employees. Steve has written widely on pensions and related matters for Money Marketing.

Andrew Tully is pensions technical director at Retirement Advantage. He was written widely on pensions and related matters for Money Marketing.

Claire Trott is head of pensions strategy at Technical Connection, which offers tools and technical support to advisers on all aspects of the financial planning process. She is a regular contributor to Money Marketing on pensions and related matters.

Kim North is managing director at Technology and Technical. Kim has worked in UK financial services since 1981 and has been consultancy head of compliance for three major companies. She has written extensively for Money Marketing on pensions and financial regulation.

Martin Bamford is managing director of Informed Choice, where he is responsible for investment management research. He is also founder of Bamford Media. He has written extensively for Money Marketing on topics relating to financial advisers and regulation.