Aegon

Paul Robertson talks to Ian Bird about the little known benefits that many companies offer their staff and the more cost effective products on offer to them

Aegon will extend its adviser training programme on how to better market personal protection into the New Year.

Aegon-owned Origen says it sees solicitors as the "gatekeepers" to new business after entering a strategic partnership with legal network LawNet.

Further Government restrictions on higher-rate tax relief risk damaging long-term savings, insurers argue.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced £20m in funding for the national roll-out of the Money Guidance scheme.

The FSA is unlikely to budge on rules forcing financial advisers offering simplified advice to be subject to the same qualification requirements as independent practitioners.

Aegon and Canada Life will both begin using postcode pricing for their annuities this month.

Colin Bell discusses the findings of the Retirement Planner at-retirement research

Advisers probably won't be surprised to hear that people are far more likely to consider insuring their pets and mobile phones than their retirement income. This was one of the findings of AEGON's recent consumer research.

Dubai World has begun talks with banks to restructure $26bn (£15.8bn) of debt as the Gulf emirate begins to tackle problems that rattled global stock markets.