Aegon

Industry speculation suggests Assureweb is close to signing a new shareholder deal with a consortium of life insurance companies.

INTEREST RATES ARE unlikely to move up again despite rising inflation because the Bank of England has been taken by surprise by the pace of falling high street sales, reports The Times

Origen has done a deal with Resolution Life Group to provide its client base with financial advice and give Resolution a cut of the advice remuneration.

The Scottish Executive has unveiled a joint initiative between the government and industry to assess how to boost Scotland's position as a key financial services centre.

Implementation of an international ISO standard for financial planners is still on schedule to begin operating from the end of this year, say members of the UK working committee.

Representatives of the UK financial adviser industry are meeting with international colleagues in Berlin this week to agree terms for a globally-recognised financial adviser standard.

Aegon's director of corporate development Laurie Edmans has been appointed as one of five non-executive directors of the new Pensions Regulator.

Aegon has voiced its approval to the feedback, policy statement and implementation of the financial advice depolarisation advice 'menu', released by the FSA yesterday.

Business figures published by Dutch insurer Aegon indicate business in the UK is generally heading in the right direction, although some areas are stronger than others.

Otto Thoresen has been appointed chief executive of AEGON UK, moving up from his current position as finance director.