Aviva

Aviva has appointed Mark Wilson as its next chief executive.

An IFA who was part of failed network Honister Capital says some providers refused to take his calls when the business went into administration in July, leaving him unable to keep clients informed about their investments.

Aviva's programme of job cuts, which will see 800 staff made redundant, is on track to save the insurer £250m by the end of the year, according to latest results.

The government must do more to promote the benefits of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) to consumers to help advisers stay in business, Tenet Group has said.

A third of advisers are still not qualified for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which comes into force in eight weeks, according to Aviva.

Fiona Murphy asks whether the flat rate state pension will go ahead.

Annuity rates failed to recover from their continued poor performance last month, according to Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau.

Insurer Aviva has announced its gender-day (G-Day) pipeline strategy, including I-E tax change details.

Advisers can continue to develop their skills after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) with Aviva's online CPD tool.

Unemployed graduates will be helped to break into the financial services industry with the launch of a training college.