Kevin LeGrand

Professional Pensions editor Jonathan Stapleton was awarded trade journalist of the year at the Society of Pension Consultants Journalist of the Year Award last night.

The government are yet to develop a grand vision for pensions and should be prepared to resort to compulsion if auto-enrolment fails, delegates heard.

Personal pension contribution has dropped by a sharp 10% since 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Government minister David Willetts has been confirmed as the speaker at the Society of Pension Consultants annual dinner in November.

Industry figures have backed calls for companies involved in mergers and acquisitions to disclose their intention for the target company pension scheme prior to the deal.

The coalition has made positive changes on pensions but has so far failed to enact measures to reinvigorate workplace schemes, a PP panel of experts says.

Pushing ahead with early access proposals would have risked greater dependency on the state pension and left schemes and providers in a "bureaucratic tangle", the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The government has launched a public consultation on giving people under-55 early access to their pension.

It is vital that DC pension schemes receive proper and regular attention. And, according to Kevin LeGrand, it is the consultant's responsibility to lead their client to the best outcome

Jonathan Stapleton backs the call for a positive attitude about pensions