Aegon

Dutch insurer Aegon is dismantling its capital structure, originally designed to protect the group from hostile takeovers, to boost its balance sheet. The group’s principal shareholder, the Aegon Association, which took control of the company upon demutualisation, has put 25% of its 37% block shareholding on the market. At the same time Aegon Association’s voting rights will drop to 33% from 52%.