AEGON is constantly looking to canvass opinion and push forward debate in a time of change for the UK long-term savings industry. Take a look at some of our latest surveys and research:

Building Professional Connections - Professionals and protection - January 2010

AEGON At Retirement Report 2009 - Resting Easy with Unit-linked Guarantees

AEGON IFA Insights Survey - Protection 2009 - Front Line Findings - June 2009

Saving Britain – A White Paper on Rebuilding Britain’s Saving Culture

In this White Paper, AEGON UK and the Association of Independent Financial Advisers have joined forces to bring fresh thinking to the debate. Both our organisations have track records of innovative research and thought leadership on complex and important issues. By working together, we combine the experience and understanding of one of Britain’s foremost providers of retirement and savings products with the insights of Britain’s independent financial advisers. Every day we see among our clients and customers the benefits of well planned family finances, and the consequences when planning and provision is lacking. We help people who are in debt and need to stabilise their position before they can start saving, people who are putting a little bit aside for emergencies, people paying into pension schemes at work, and experienced investors and entrepreneurs. Read more

Pensions Manifesto - The Pensions Crunch: proposals for change

With the countdown to the general election underway, AEGON is highlighting the importance of pensions as an election issue.

The recession has turned the spotlight onto the UK’s growing public debt, but the long-term pressures from an ageing population have been apparent for some time. AEGON believes it’s vital that measures which look to plug the short-term hole in the public finances do not come at the price of neglecting the longerterm need to tackle the longevity challenge.

In our Pensions Manifesto, we set out the key actions we think the incoming government should take to deal with the demands of an ageing population and create the groundwork for a sustainable savings culture. Read more

Addressing the pensions knowledge gap

AEGON recently conducted research into people’s attitudes towards retirement. The results have highlighted the fact that many people are unprepared for their retirement years, worried about the levels of contributions they are currently making and confused as to how they go about planning. The report provides some useful information, commentary from AEGON’s Head of Pensions Development, Rachel Vahey and links to letter templates and calculators to help people start planning for a better retirement. Read more

AEGON research reveals the changing face of retirement

AEGON research, released today, reveals a significant shift in the way 50 to 65 year-olds are viewing retirement, showing how role models such as Harrison Ford and Madonna are turning the ‘baby boomers’ into a generation of ‘grandad-olescents’.

AEGON surveyed over 2,000 people between the ages of 50 and 65 to gauge their attitudes towards retirement and to see what sort of financial provision they have in place. The study shows retirement in the ‘noughties’ is becoming a second adolescence, and is more likely to include flexible working or a new career, than a carriage clock and a pair of slippers.
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IFA Insights

AEGON’s ‘IFA Insights initiative’ aims to cast light on the current views and opinions of a cross-section of the advisory market. Read more

Opinion Leader research

Ground-breaking research with consumers to develop a ‘truly customer-centric model’ for distribution of long-term savings and investment products. Read more

A rose-tinted future?

Research conducted by AEGON UK into consumer attitudes to saving for the future. Read more