Aegon

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.

A number of major insurers are thought to be on a list of companies that pose a systemic risk to the financial system.

Nearly all (98%) Britons say they would take out optional insurance premiums for holidays, pet cover, and mobile phones before considering insuring their retirement income, research by Aegon suggests.

Advisers must make customers understand their decumulation choices are as important as initially saving towards a pension fund, says Aegon.

Aegon UK reports new life and pensions business of £706m for the first nine months of the year, a fall of 24% compared to the same period in 2008.