Malcolm McLean

The Treasury has announced that from April savers will be given tax-free early access to their retirement pots in order to pay for advice.

What were the most read opinion pieces on Professional Pensions over the last 12 months? Here are some of the top pieces from our commentators during the year.

A government proposal to limit the right to transfer pension funds amid increasing scam activity has been welcomed by the industry.

The industry has expressed surprise at the number of defined contribution (DC) plans failing to complete their scheme returns on time.

Automatic enrolment (AE) must succeed for the general public as it is now "the only game in town" according to Malcolm McLean.

The success of freedom and choice will largely depend on the quality of advice and the number of people who receive it according to the industry.

At next week's PBUK we will be asking our key speakers about the effects of the Brexit vote on pension scheme.

Malcolm McLean looks at how changes to the state pension may negatively affect women.

DB is to become more costly under reforms to NI contributions. PP looks at the options for sponsors.

The voting process has now closed and after sifting through several hundred votes the shortlist for Pensions Personality of the Year has been finalised.