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Based on 221 reviews, last reviewed 21st May 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

Excellent It is a safe company, since I joined, it has always been safe and I will continue with it in the future. Reviewed on: 27th April 2025
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Cant get my money out it’s only a small amount want... Can’t get my money out it’s only a small amount want to transfer it to my much larger pension keep getting turned down and promised to get help but ne... Read more Reviewed on: 21st May 2025
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About this product

Aegon offered a Retiready Pension which was withdrawn for new customers from December 2023. For existing customers, it has a maximum service charge of 0.5% per year.

Aegon also provide workplace pensions through Aegon Retirement Choices. The UK-based Aegon Assist team can guide customers through retirement options.

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Aegon Pension reviews (221)

Review of the Aegon, Pension:

Losing so much money on little investment return and high fees.

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Like everyone else on here, I'm getting very worried how badly my pension is performing. It would be better stuck in a bank account. I'm trying to move it elsewhere beefore l Lose any more money but just cannot get in touch with them. This is really quite scary. Reviewed on: 3rd July 2023

Worst company I've ever dealt with - AVOID

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requested a 25% tax free sum two weeks ago, and a drawdown. got an email that my online instructions 'not processed' and I needed to confirm choices. then 100% of my £ moved to a drawdown account and somehow I've ended up with 2 accounts. Personnel cannot confirm anything, no idea re status. Every time I talk to them there is a new problem. An official complaint was raised and now I'm told that only complaints people can sort out what has gone wrong with online instruction. I'm surprised that the financial regulators allows a company like this to exist. they are dealing with peoples' life savings and the level of incompetence is extraordinary. Reviewed on: 28th October 2022

My dads pension

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I’ve called this place over 30 times within a month they keep me on hold Longer than 15 min or just hang up My father passed I live in America they said they wired me my fathers pension I explained more than 30 times I have not received anything they keep telling me to contact my bank I still have not received anything I told them to cancel the wire so I can have it sent to my brother that lives in the uk they won’t do that neither They have horrible customer service no sympathy I will never recommend anyone do buisness with them Reviewed on: 19th October 2022

LOSS OF VALUE 4800 GBP over 6 months !!!

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Check with employer before you transfer your workplace pension.IF ITS AEGON - STAY AWAY. Just checked today 18-10-2022 value of my pot. My work commenced at the end of Aug 2021. Transfer requested in Nov 2021. Aegon transfer completed in Feb 2022. Thats workplace pension !? !? Investment return 4825.79 (in 6 months of contributions) . Great - i ve been loosing circa 600 GBP per month of work. Where the hell is FINANCIAL OMBUDSMAN? Reviewed on: 18th October 2022

dreadful

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I mirror what other customers are saying here. Pension decimated. I wrote to complain and they said I can escalate that complaint (along with a lot of waffle about how funds go up and down etc...yes, we all know that) but I don't feel have the financial knowledge to argue with them. It is very upsetting when you watch your pension just draining away to nothing after years of saving Reviewed on: 13th October 2022

fund decimated Aegon not interested lets get together af fight

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Like many my fund has been decimated in past year. Ive tried to complain with little or no reaction. if you'd like to get involved email aegonperformance yahoo com Reviewed on: 10th October 2022

Terrible performance

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I am astounded to see that my pension fund has dropped by more than 30% .. whilst Aegon are still taking the same fee from me , this makes a bitter pill even harder to swallow Reviewed on: 10th October 2022

Appalling performance

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My "low risk" pot has lost over 30% value in the last 9 months. I don't know how they can still deduct management fees given that level of 'management', they are a disgrace. I'm in the process of changing jobs and I'll be transferring whatever is left in this atrocious performing fund into my new employer's pension scheme. Reviewed on: 30th September 2022

WHERES MY PENSION GONE

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In December my pension fund was £108,000 In June I requested my pension to be transferred to another company in August when I turned 65. It had dropped to £93.000 by that time. Despite myself and my financial adviser contacting them at least once a week I still have not received any money and fund has dropped to £88.000 It is excuse after excuse If you are about to turn 55 get your pension out of this company They are terrible company to do business with Reviewed on: 20th September 2022

30% loss since Dec 2021

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Poor customer service, site very difficult to navigate and most importantly very bad performance. Fund value in Dec 2021 250K and now 175K in Sept 2022. Investment with another pension provider has resulted in much lower losses during an unsettled economic climate (8-10 %) so it proves that there are better places to invest instead of Aegon pensions. AEGON's life styling is supposed to be low risk investment and yet it has failed badly!! Reviewed on: 20th September 2022

In shock!

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Finally received some information concerning my pension after several attempts. It has disappeared incredible fast. What is this company up to? Gutted. What do I do now? Reviewed on: 13th September 2022

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