Press releases
2008This section is for information only. The articles were correct when we published them.
December 2008
12 December - AEGON staff support local children at Christmas
10 December - AEGON launches design competition for new tennis trophy
November 2008
27 November - AEGON comments on today’s Open Market Option update
25 November - AEGON welcomes FSA proposals but warns not to forget the mass market
25 November - AEGON UK calls for second 'A-Day'
19 November - Flexibility key to today's retirement solutions say IFAs
7 November - Advisers benefit from AEGON Scottish Equitable´s pre-sale underwriting questionnaire
7 November - Ifas back guarantees in volatile market conditions
6 November - AEGON UK reports solid performance in first nine months 2008
3 November - AEGON UK appoints Marian Glen as General Counsel
October 2008
28 October - AEGON Scottish Equitable increases immediate cover limits for business protection
24 October - Pensions Bill amendment – AEGON UK reaction
9 October - AEGON’s Peter Williams awarded UK’s first Doctorate in Financial Planning
3 October - AEGON introduces a once only health declaration form for group income protection.
September 2008
30 September - AEGON Scottish Equitable extends trust range with new launch
25 September - AEGON UK sets out changes to operating structure to achieve future growth
23 September - AEGON calls on the Government to put financial advice on the policy agenda
16 September - AEGON announced as the Lead Partner for British tennis
10 September - Cancer Research UK teams up with Origen to launch Retirement Advice Service
August 2008
27 August - AEGON calls on FSA to listen to consumer needs in reforming financial advice
20 August - AEGON offers flexible adviser remuneration for annuities
13 August - AEGON research reveals the changing face of retirement
07 August - AEGON UK reports continued good progress in first half 2008
July 2008
15 July - AEGON comments on PADA update on proposed charging structure for personal accounts
14 July - AEGON’s Stewart Ritchie to retire
07 July - AEGON welcomes Government action to improve understanding of money issues
04 July - AEGON Scottish Equitable enhances its individual Critical Illness Proposition
03 July - AEGON urges PADA to put security first when setting personal accounts charges
June 2008
24 June - AEGON Scottish Equitable asks, when is tax free not tax free?
19 June - AEGON‘s new ‘Simply Investments’ pack helps make investing easier to understand
05 June - Origen acquires law firm's financial services business
05 June - HS Admin launches data service range
May 2008
28 May - AEGON Scottish Equitable increases catastrophe cover limits for group schemes
21 May - AEGON Scottish Equitable launches adviser extranet service for Investment Control bond
19 May - AEGON launches ‘Income for Life’ At-Retirement Solution
16 May - AEGON welcomes DWP clarification on auto-enrolment into Group Personal Pension schemes
12 May - AEGON UK appointed as specialist pensions provider for Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank
07 May - AEGON UK reports solid first quarter 2008 business performance
02 May - Many employers still to make A-day changes a reality for employees
April 2008
29 April - FSA risks widening advice gap warns AEGON
23 April - AEGON UK donates £2,045 cash to two local Daresbury charities
22 April - AEGON offers guarantees with launch of Investment Control
18 April - Sustainability holds the key to Personal Accounts’ success says AEGON
14 April - AEGON comments on National Statistics Office findings on pension saving
08 April - AEGON UK donates £26,000 cash to three local Lytham and Fylde charities
March 2008
21 March - Rangers football club teams up with AEGON UK to launch Rangers Money
11 March - AEGON Scottish Equitable provide advisers with more business protection tools
6 March - AEGON UK delivers profitable new business growth in 2007
3 March - Publication of the Thoresen Review of generic financial advice
February 2008
29 February - Exemption test is a ‘cost time-bomb’ for UK employers, warns Origen
January 2008
24 January - Workplace education key as AEGON enhances pension scheme websites
18 January - AEGON UK introduces deferment for certain payments from property funds
10 January - AEGON welcomes ABI announcement on new measures for non-disclosure
