Aegon

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.

Aegon UK has given the role of managing director of its direct to consumer service Retiready to David Beattie, as part of a management reshuffle.

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Product provider Aegon has distanced itself from a view attributed to its head of marketing that advisers have been "disintermediated" and that its future lies in direct relationships with consumers.

Aegon UK has said that it estimates the charge caps for auto-enrolment business will cost it between £20m to £25m a year, as it reported a 30% rise in pre-tax earnings for the second quarter.

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