Aegon

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The industry breathed a collective sigh of relief after today's Budget, with no changes to higher-rate tax relief and announcements on state pension reform and infrastructure investment.

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The National Employment Savings Trust and Aegon have signed a formal agreement to offer an integrated auto-enrolment proposition.

Aegon UK made a loss before tax of £22m in the fourth quarter of 2011, dragged down by further redress payments following administrative problems at Scottish Equitable and a slump in life and pensions sales.

Yesterday, the Department for Work and Pensions published the revised timetable of staging dates for auto-enrolment. PP rounds up industry reaction and looks at how the changes will help larger as well as smaller employees.

Insurers are split over how the industry should tackle the issue of "unfair" active member discounts, PP can reveal.

UK - Aegon is to close its defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual in March 2013 as part of its restructure and cost saving programme.

Aegon is to close its defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual in March 2013 as part of its restructure and cost saving programme.