Aviva

The FTSE 100 continues to advance this morning, adding 5.55 points, or 0.12%, to 4,762.13 at just past 9:30am.

Aviva has extended the time about 21,500 policyholders have to accept a special payment.

Aviva Investors has recruited Artemis UK hedge fund manager John Wood to run its UK Growth portfolio.

The Future Adviser Programme is a 6-week summer internship giving a top-down look from the manufacturers view all the way down to the advisers face-to-face meetings with clients, and everything in-between.

Barclays is considering enhancing its pension fund following a furious reaction from staff about the decision to close the final-salary scheme to plug a £3.5bn gap.

The FTSE 100 has pared gains mid-morning after its strong start, which saw it set a new year high.

Aviva has made a profit of over £700m in the first half of the year but has slashed its dividend to just 9p.

One in four Aviva with-profits policyholders are unhappy with its proposed reattribution offer, a survey had revealed.

It was difficult to know what to expect when I started the Future Adviser Programme with Aviva. The programme is designed to promote the financial advice profession to university graduates, in anticipation of the current Retail Distribution Review.

A large proportion of the protections sales force is under qualified to sell protection in a market offering huge opportunities, says Richard Verdin.