Third of Origen redundancies are advisers

A spokesman for Aegon says of the 72 positions it estimates it will cut, 22 will be financial consultants. Origen says it hopes a number of redundancies can be achieved through voluntary arrangements as it strives to align the business with recommendations in the RDR. Managing director Stephen Greenstreet says: "It is important Origen has a business mix that is profitable in all market conditions, and that we have a high quality team of consultants to take the business forward. "This means taking some tough business decisions [but] it also means the business will be better positi...