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Clients unaware of state bereavement payments

Cover | 07 Feb 2012 | 13:05

Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.

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Aegon hires ex-Axa Wealth man to drive platform sales

Aegon has appointed Martin Coyle, previously business development director at Axa Wealth, as head of platform sales as the insurer gears up to launch its workplace proposition in the first half of the year.

IFAonline | 29 Jan 2012 | 23:21
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Aegon reveals auto-enrolment 'hub'

Aegon is the latest major insurer to unveil its corporate pension “hub” for employers.

IFAonline | 23 Jan 2012 | 15:00

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Openwork unveils protection app

Openwork has produced a protection quote application for Apple mobile devices.

Cover | 19 Jan 2012 | 14:57
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Legacy commission ban: Concern over fund switches

Banning trail commission on fund switches – as the FSA hinted it may do – goes against the spirit of treating customers fairly, advisers say.

Professional Adviser | 19 Jan 2012 | 08:00
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Aegon: Ending trail on fund switches would be ‘disastrous’

Insurer Aegon has warned of the “disastrous” ramifications of removing trail commission following a fund switch – a move the FSA hinted at in its latest consultation paper on legacy commission.

IFAonline | 16 Jan 2012 | 10:30
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Providers unite to facilitate adviser charging

Five major providers have joined forces to agree a "shared" approach to facilitating adviser and consultancy charging.

IFAonline | 05 Jan 2012 | 11:45
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Three things we learned this week

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pensions stories of the week.

Retirement Planner | 04 Jan 2012 | 10:29
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Aegon pays out £20k after pension transfer delay

Provider Aegon has paid almost £20,000 compensation to a customer after a delay in administering his pension led to him missing an investment opportunity.

IFAonline | 03 Jan 2012 | 11:30
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Why things will never be the same for platforms

The platform market has undergone permanent change this year. Regulation and, more specifically, charging rules helped carve out a new platform landscape.

IFAonline | 21 Dec 2011 | 10:15
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Sales push: How providers are shaping their distribution models in time for RDR

With a year to go until proposals in the retail distribution review (RDR) become law, providers’ distribution models are changing...

Professional Adviser | 15 Dec 2011 | 08:00
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Platform review: Why Aegon is making plenty of noise...

Last month, Aegon launched its wrap platform, ARC (Aegon Retirement Choices), to much acclaim. Here, Mark Loosmore of IRESS gives his verdict…

Professional Adviser | 08 Dec 2011 | 08:00
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Origen cuts 17 roles in RDR restructure

Aegon-owned advisory business Origen is to cut 17 roles following a review of its client service delivery and cost base.

IFAonline | 01 Dec 2011 | 10:15

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