Aegon

Aegon Scottish Equitable is set to lift restrictions imposed on certain transactions out of its commercial property funds.

More than four in ten retirees expect to receive an income of less than £15,000 a year when they stop working, a survey suggests.

Stewart Ritchie OBE is set to retire as director of pensions development at Aegon after almost 36 years with the company and will be replaced by his deputy Rachel Vahey.

Consumers with large portfolios of tax-free savings may be unaware of their inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities, Aegon Scottish Equitable warns.

More needs to be done to increase adviser understanding of third way pensions or growth in this area in the UK will be limited, according to new research by consultancy Rayner Spencer Mills (RSM).

Origen, the IFA group owned by Aegon, has acquired the financial services business of a 20-partner, Bromley-based law firm as it seeks to boost its corporate business.

Aegon Scottish Equitable has launched an adviser extranet service for use with its guaranteed onshore bond, Investment Control.

Aegon is launching the latest in its growing retirement solutions range with a product it says bridges the gap between annuities and income drawdown vehicles.

Aegon aims to highlight the opportunities for advisers in the "changing pensions landscape" at a series of roadshows.

The Aegon Group has seen its worldwide net income plummet 78% in Q1 this year, down from €707m to €153m.