Aviva
Equities
Friends Life is planning to transfer £24bn worth of segregated mandates from AXA Investment Managers to Aviva Investors, following its takeover by the latter's parent company at the end of last year.
05 August 2015
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Investment
Former Aviva chief executive Keith Jones has joined the board of Smith & Williamson as a non-executive director.
24 July 2015
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Pensions
F&TRC has launched a ratings service to better assist advisers and employers navigate the workplace pensions market.
13 July 2015
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Income Protection
Friends Life, now part of the Aviva Group, has announced enhancements to its Protect+ income protection proposition, including improved guaranteed benefits.
10 July 2015
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Regulation
Debt-laden network Sesame has been given access to a £45m bailout fund by its parents Aviva and Friends Life.
06 July 2015
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Wrap/platforms
Functionality and cost remain the only real drivers behind advisers wanting to switch platforms in an otherwise increasingly ‘sticky' market, a survey has found.
26 June 2015
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Pensions
Insurer Aviva has launched a direct to consumer (D2C) platform giving consumers access to a general investment account, and ISA and a self-invested personal pension (SIPP).
15 June 2015
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Wrap/platforms
A "combination of politics and pensions" contributed to slower sales across platforms in the first three months of the year, with the year-on-year (YOY) asset growth rate also receding, according to research.
15 May 2015
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