Tech review: Aegon wrap

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This week Mark Loosmore of AT8 Group looks at the belated entry of Aegon into the still growing wrap marketplace.

Just as I thought I had written my last article on platforms, there came the announcement from Aegon that it had teamed up with Novia to launch its own wrap proposition. Aegon is a large brand and the proposition is significantly different, so it is well worth extending the series on platforms for one more week. Aegon needs little introduction; in the UK alone it offers pensions, life insurance, asset management and financial advice to around two million customers and has assets under administration of £57.6bn. The firm has sat on the fence for some time on the issue of platforms, with r...

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