Aviva

Advisers are shunning plain vanilla equity funds investing in the developed world this ISA season, in favour of emerging market, absolute return and cautious managed strategies.

The FTSE 100 opened higher Tuesday, tracking strength overnight on Wall Street, as Legal & General (L&G) beat profit forecasts and lifted its final dividend payout by a third.

The head of Aviva's wrap says the FSA should "hold its nerve" and consider ending the practice whereby fund supermarkets keep rebates from fund management groups.

Aviva UK Health has introduced MyHealthCounts for Business, a health risk assessment programme it claims can provide a tangible return within one year.

Axa today won four categories at the 2010 LifeSearch Protection Awards, including best overall provider.

The business benefits of the Government's new "Fit Notes" scheme is being called into question by an "early intervention prevention" study by Aviva UK Health.

Aviva has entered the group critical illness market with the unveiling of a new product.

Martin Morris discusses the pros and cons of investing in structured product OEICs.

Aviva will expand its distribution channels through e-commerce in 2010, but has no plans to move deeper into the online direct-to-consumer space, says the head of the insurer's UK Life arm.

David Ferguson, CEO of Nucleus, assesses recent moves by wraps and platforms to clarify their pricing structures.