Aegon

Telehouse has appointed Goddard Perry Consulting to service its £3.5m group personal pension plan.

NETHERLANDS/ASIA - Dutch life insurance and pension company Aegon is to reorganise its loss-making operations in Asia to benefit more from high growth prospects in the region.

NETHERLANDS - The pension fund for food manufacturer Hero has completed a €44m ($58m) buy-in deal, the first of its kind in the Netherlands.

NETHERLANDS - Pensions and insurance provider Aegon is to cut 5% of its US workforce as part of its latest restructuring plan.

This month the panellists discuss allocation trends towards fixed income and corporate bonds, and hidden problems with hybrid corporate bonds

Aegon has started consultation with unions over 51 redundancies across its employee benefits and finance departments.

Longevity swaps allow schemes to remove risk without the need to transfer assets and reduce equity positions, delegates heard.

The restructure of Aegon's UK business cost the life and pensions firm €12m (£10.2m), third quarter results show.

This month the panellists discuss the impact of unemployment and reduced spending, the future of the spread between prime and secondary properties, the long-term prospects of UK property, and their views on property debt opportunities

Aegon has sold its third-party administration business to corporate consultants Goddard Perry for an undisclosed sum, saving 82 jobs.