Pensions legend Mike Morrison was given the lifetime achievement award at last night's Personal Finance Society awards.
Mr Morrison, who died earlier this month, had a three-decade career in the financial services industry, dedicating much of this time to educating advisers and journalists about pensions.
Keith Richards, the chief executive of the PFS, said: "Everyone at the Personal Finance Society was shocked and saddened to hear the news about one of the profession’s best known and most respected experts on anything and everything ‘pension technical’.
“Mike was a most welcome and highly regarded speaker at our events across the country, and could always be relied upon to deliver business-relevant CPD in his uniquely impactful and humorous style.
“I am honoured to have known and worked with him and we are proud to bestow this lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the personal finance profession and the public we serve. A gentleman and professional who will be dearly missed.”
Mr Morrison started his career at Provident Life in 1990 and later worked at Winterthur and Axa Wealth. He had worked for AJ Bell since 2012.
He was a committee member and chairman of industry trade body the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes.
A memorial fund has been set up in his memory to raise money for Daisy's Dream, a charity that supports bereaved children, which can be found here.
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