Alan Steel: 'He was a beacon in an industry not known for its lights'

But what a life, what an individual. God doesn’t make many like Alan. I will miss him as will many in the financial services sector. He was a beacon in an industry not known for its shining lights.

I trust he is up there somewhere right now beyond the clouds, sipping on a Rioja and playing some of the music he loved. He will never be forgotten.

Jeff Prestridge is personal finance editor of the Mail on Sunday