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Through its role as a leading provider of independent information, both ratings and other assessment and comparative data, AKG regularly appears across trade and national publications. AKG enjoys a particularly high profile with intermediary firms and product providers and other key bodies.
A roundup of appearances is provided here for reference.
SEI's end-to-end wealth processing and wealth management solution, the SEI Wealth Platform(SM), has been promoted to B+ status by financial ratings firm AKG.
We have now emerged into the brave new world of pension freedom, says Matt Ward, head of communications, AKG Actuaries & Consultants. What is different and how will things unfold in 2015/16 as the market continues to respond to the changes?
Prudential commissioned AKG to carry out an independent review of the investment and risk management approach and the associated governance structures and processes which underpin the delivery of Prudential’s With-Profits and PruFund range of funds. The review was carried out and this report, produced for a financial adviser audience, was published to detail AKG’s findings from the assessment.
AKG has been assessing the financial strength of platform operators specifically for five years, but our underlying principles for assessing and rating financial services companies in the UK have been in place for well over 20 years. Our consistent belief is that adopting a balanced scorecard approach to the assessment of financial strength remains the most considered approach. Here we take a look at some of the key contributing factors to the generation of our balanced scorecard approach to financial strength assessment.
In spite of Legal and General’s announcement last month that it will add its with-profits fund to a list of those closed to new business, AKG Actuaries and Consultants argue that with-profits funds have an increasing role to play in today’s retirement product market.
AKG's Head of Communications, Matt Ward, discusses the requirement for financial advisers, product providers and asset managers to get to grips with identifying, addressing and managing risk in the post-Budget retirement income market.
The pension reforms announced in the 2014 UK Budget will have far-reaching implications across the entire financial services industry. Analysis by AKG.
Article on Aviva acquisition of Friends Life and implications for FPI.
Retirement income flexibility - A brave new world
Partnership pensions group hits back on financial stability fears
AKG Actuaries & Consultants is appointing former Defaqto expert Matt Ward as its new head of communications.
AKG Actuaries & Consultants has appointed Matt Ward as their new Head of Communications. Ward had previously been with research company Defaqto for over 15 years where he most recently held the role of Wealth Management Consultant.
Ratings and actuarial agency AKG has questioned the transparency of the Fidelity FundsNetwork ownership structure
AKG Actuaries & Consultants has appointed Matt Ward as head of communications.
AKG Actuaries and Consultants has appointed Matt Ward as its new head of communications.
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Reference to risk in terms of comment, analysis and opinion
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