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Key facts and awards

Here are some things you might like to know about us:

  • We have experience of the offshore market going back to 1995.
  • We started our Dublin operation in 2002.
  • We manage around €3.4 billion (£2.65 billion*) of funds for around 14,500 investors.
  • We're part of the AEGON Group.
  • We're authorised by the Financial Regulator in Ireland and, as such, are subject to the Irish Life Assurance Framework Regulations (Irish legislation which implements the European Union (EU) Life Assurance Directives).
  • We're subject to limited regulation by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business.
  • Investors in our products are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if we become insolvent. Please note this doesn't apply where providers of underlying investments linked to a policy become insolvent.

Recent awards:

  • 2009 - Defaqto Star ratings 2009 - WMP five star rating
  • 2008 - Defaqto Star ratings 2008 - WMP five star rating
  • 2008 - 5 for Life -Innovation of the year - Life and Pensions awards 2008
  • 2008 - International Investment awards - Best commitment to service (Highly commended)

We've also won some other awards over the years.


*AEGON, October 2008