Axa

Graham Harvey says last month’s Budget provides the perfect opportunity to discuss protection with clients

This week, AT8's Mark Loosmore met with Gaudi, a company that provides an outsourced capability to enable IFAs to set up their own SIPP propositions

If you've read a newspaper over the past few weeks, you will inevitably have been faced with a number of articles on the emergency Budget, along with a healthy dose of World Cup coverage.

Resolution says it will go ahead with a £2bn rights issue later this month even if the Axa deal falls through, as the proceeds can be used to fund other acquisitions.

Axa's Protection Account has been added to the Webline portal's menu based product range.

Mike Morrison discusses the key pension milestones in the industry over the last 20 years.

Axa have re-affirmed their commitment to the private healthcare market and its Bluefin adviser group after selling its Life business to Resolution for £2.75bn.

Resolution has bought Axa's UK protection business as part of a deal for the whole of its Life organisation worth £2.75bn.

The integration of Friends Provident with Axa Life will lead to the launch of a "best of breed" protection proposition in 2011, Friends interim managing director Nathan Moss says.

Buyout vehicle Resolution has bought Axa Life for £2.75bn in a deal part-funded by a rights issue of approximately £2.05bn.