Aviva

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Aviva has reported a profit after tax of £776m for the first half of this year, turning around a £624m loss for the half year 2012 - but said UK life operating profit fell.

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A telephone advice service offered by Aviva - originally believed to be a casualty of the provider's decision to exit advised sales in May - was in fact pulled months earlier after an audit flagged concerns over the quality of advice given to customers....

Aviva managing director of protection Richard Verdin is to leave the insurer by the end of the year.

Amidst a wave of news flow suggesting such an event is imminent, Aviva Investors head of multi-asset retail funds Peter Fitzgerald, takes a look at what to expect from portfolios if bond markets were to sell off.

The average cost of putting a child through school in the UK is now £22,596, which works out at £1,614 per child, per school year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is being urged to include an 'opt out' clause for clients when platforms begin switching clients to 'clean' funds en masse.

Cofunds has appointed Matt Benson as the head of operations.

Aviva has introduced the option to add an on-going adviser charge to its new and existing investment bond contracts.