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Aegon trading update for third quarter 2024
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Lard Friese, Aegon CEO, commented:
“In the third quarter, we continued to execute our strategy to grow our franchises. Despite some volatility in our commercial results, we are on track to deliver on the strategy outlined at our 2023 Capital Markets Day (CMD).
In the US, the number of World Financial Group agents grew by 19% compared with 3Q 2023 to almost 82,500, but we also observed a shift in focus to third-party annuity products sales during the third quarter, which also benefited WFG revenues. This shift negatively impacted Individual Life sales. Mid-sized retirement plans also saw net outflows of USD 0.4 billion, as higher than usual withdrawals were only partially offset by an increase in gross deposits.
Our UK business continued on its path to become a leading digital savings and retirement platform, as outlined at our June 2024 Strategy Teach-In. Our Workplace platform continued to grow with net inflows of GBP 0.9 billion. Outflows continued in our Adviser platform, as anticipated.
We saw continued momentum at Aegon Asset Management, where third-party net deposits in Global Platforms and Strategic Partnerships totaled EUR 4 billion, driven mostly by alternative fixed income products in Global Platforms.
Our International business experienced some cyclical headwinds, for example, the impact of higher interest rates in Brazil.
We continued to execute our strategy in the US to reduce our exposure to our Financial Assets and have completed our program to purchase universal life policies from institutional shareholders. This program has a negative impact on the US RBC ratio but operating capital generation (OCG) benefits from the program going forward.
During the quarter, we generated EUR 336 million of OCG, mostly from our US business. With year-to-date OCG of over EUR 900 million, we now expect full-year 2024 OCG of around EUR 1.2 billion compared with around EUR 1.1 billion that we previously guided for.
Our cash capital remained strong at EUR 1.5 billion, as did the capital positions of our units. Consequently, consistent with our capital management framework, we announce today a planned new share buyback program of EUR 150 million. We expect the new program to begin in January 2025, and to be completed in the first half of the year. In addition, we today clarify that we plan to manage our Cash Capital at Holding down to the mid-point of the EUR 0.5 – 1.5 billion range by the end of 2026.”
Additional information
Presentation
The conference call presentation is available on
aegon.com as of 7.00 am CET.
Supplements
Aegon's third quarter 2024 Trading Update Supplement and other supplementary documents are available on
aegon.com .
Webcast and conference call including Q&A
The webcast and conference call starts at 9:00 am CET. The
audio webcas t can be followed on aegon.com. To join the conference call and/or participate in the Q&A, you will need to register via the following
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Dial-in numbers for conference call:
United States: +1 864 991 4103 (local)
United Kingdom: +44 808 175 1536 (toll-free)
The Netherlands: +31 800 745 8377 (toll-free); or +31 970 102 86838 (toll)
Financial calendar 2025
Second half 2024 results – February 20, 2025
First quarter 2025 results – May 22, 2025
Annual General Meeting – June 12, 2025
Second quarter 2025 results – August 21, 2025
Third quarter 2025 results – November 22, 2025
Capital Markets Day – December 10, 2025
About Aegon
Aegon is an international financial services holding company. Aegon's ambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment, protection, and retirement solutions. Aegon's portfolio of businesses includes fully owned businesses in the United States and United Kingdom, and a global asset manager. Aegon also creates value by combining its international expertise with strong local partners via insurance joint ventures in Spain & Portugal, China, and Brazil, and via asset management partnerships in France and China. In addition, Aegon owns a Bermuda-based life insurer and generates value via a strategic shareholding in a market leading Dutch insurance and pensions company.
Aegon's purpose of helping people live their best lives runs through all its activities. As a leading global investor and employer, Aegon seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion & diversity. Aegon is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, domiciled in Bermuda, and listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. More information can be found at aegon.com. More information can be found at aegon.com.
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WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP (WFG):
WFG CONSISTS OF:
IN THE UNITED STATES , WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP INSURANCE AGENCY, LLC (IN CALIFORNIA, DOING BUSINESS AS WORLD FINANCIAL INSURANCE AGENCY, LLC), WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP INSURANCE AGENCY OF HAWAII, INC., WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP INSURANCE AGENCY OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC., AND / OR WFG INSURANCE AGENCY OF PUERTO RICO, INC. (COLLECTIVELY WFGIA), WHICH OFFER INSURANCE AND ANNUITY PRODUCTS.
IN THE UNITED STATES , TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC. IS A FULL-SERVICE, FULLY LICENSED, INDEPENDENT BROKER-DEALER AND REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR. TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC. (TFA), MEMBER FINRA, MSRB, SIPC , AND REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR, OFFERS SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES.
IN CANADA , WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP INSURANCE AGENCY OF CANADA INC. (WFGIAC), WHICH OFFERS LIFE INSURANCE AND SEGREGATED FUNDS. WFG SECURITIES INC. (WFGS), WHICH OFFERS MUTUAL FUNDS.
WFGIAC AND WFGS ARE AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
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