Aegon Scottish Equitable

I am beginning to dread the use of the words 'simplify' and 'simplification' by the government. Often, it leaves me feeling more confused than ever.

Suffolk Life is warning the pensions industry not to underestimate the impact of regulation for Self Invested Personal Pensions.

Winterthur Life is developing its support for IFAs in the South-East with a new appointment from Aegon Scottish Equitable.

Another set of statistics about sales of pension term assurance was published yesterday, this time from HSBC which claims 84% of its life-only policies sold are PTA products.

In the recent past, the to-ing and fro-ing in the pensions world has given us lots of opportunities to talk about offshore.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Just think about the better decisions we could all make if we knew exactly how things would turn out in the end - decisions on careers, houses, fashion styles!

Changes to the way HM Revenue and Customs taxes short service lump sum refunds is anything but pensions simplification, says Aegon Scottish Equitable.

Aegon Scottish Equitable is launching an awareness campaign for IFAs and consumers to stress the importance of full disclosure when applying for critical illness cover.

Life offices may have succeeded in finding a way around a potential 70% tax charge for members who want to transfer their pensions after taking tax-free cash.