Aegon

A financial planner who has survived cancer three times is to embark on an expedition to the South Pole to raise awareness of health issues and the importance of protection.

Provider Aegon is to launch a drawdown product with combined access to unit-linked guarantees to capitalise on pension freedoms.

Aegon is overhauling its funds for workplace pensions to offer equity-heavy multi-asset plans, in a move away from the industry standard of switching those nearing retirement into ‘safe-haven' cash and gilts.

Kames Capital chief executive Martin Davis has said a consumer group report that was highly critical of how fund managers charge fees is "over simplistic" and another "rant" from the body.

Poor advice claims that have cost restricted national adviser Origen at least £3m in reviews and redress - and pushed it further into the red this year - are the fault of advisers who have exited the firm, not the current team, business development director...

All seven product providers featured on Sesame's ‘focussed' restricted advice panel have denied breaching the regulator's rules on inducements, after the network was fined £1.6m for selling the coveted spots to the highest bidders.

Aegon UK has launched a whole of life protection plan which offers the ability to place the policy in a discretionary trust at application.

Aegon-owned national adviser Origen doubled its pre-tax losses to £5.6m in 2013 after settling historic claims and investing in its workplace solutions arm, the firm's accounts have shown.

Aegon has launched a High Income fund intended to help investors take advantage of pension freedoms coming announced in the Budget.

Aegon would establish a new registered life company in England should Scots vote for independence on 18 September.