Aviva

Aviva recorded a 21% jump in operating profit in the first half of the year, with the insurer declaring 6% dividend increase.

Aviva has signed a five year deal to provide protection products for Santander from June 2011.

The ABI has appointed Aviva Investors chief executive Alain Dromer as chairman of its Investment Committee, effective from 15 September.

The cost of capital for companies with controversial environmental and human rights records should be higher than more ethical companies, says Aviva Investors.

The IFA industry has been abuzz this week following a BBC Money Watch programme highlighting the plight of thousands of customers mis-sold a ‘Balanced' fund by Barclays ‘salespeople'.

Equity release is going through turbulent times with provider exits and a lack of consumer confidence. Helen Morrissey looks at the cause of the current problems and asks if the market can recover

Employers are "misguided" and could be contributing to health problems for their workforce by encouraging workers to bond down the pub, says a new study.

Aviva says it is "not ashamed" of its multi-distribution approach but insists IFAs remain its "lifeblood" and claims direct sales will never account for more than 10% of business written.

Aviva's Jeremy Charles has joined Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) as an investment director on the UK equities team.

Businesses jeopardise the health of their workforce if they focus solely on profit and productivity, according to Aviva's annual Health of the Workplace study.