Aviva
People Moves | 3 May 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Aviva Investors, Brooks Macdonald, Old Mutual
Aviva Investors has bolstered its global equities team, with Brooks Macdonald luring its new investment director from Quilter Cheviot. Old Mutual Wealth has made two significant UK regional appointments, while Deutsche Bank’s Americas chief executive has announced his departure.
Life Trends: Industry flux opens opportunities for new players
Regulation, technology and the rapidly changing lifestyles of consumers is ushering in a period of unprecedented flux within the life industry, creating a rich seam of opportunity for new players.
Allianz to sell €4.5bn cache of Italian life policies
Insurance giant Allianz is looking to sell a portfolio of life insurance policies in Italy worth €4.5bn ($5.09bn, £3.6bn) as it struggles to cope with rock-bottom interest rates, Reuters has reported.
Retirement | 24 Mar 16
Two thirds of UK pensioners to retire early this year
Nearly two thirds of UK seniors planning to retire this year are doing so earlier than their state pension age or before their company pension retirement date, according to new research published by Prudential.
FPI deal helps Aviva to boost Asian growth
UK insurance giant Aviva said overall operating profit from its life and general insurance and health businesses across Asia grew to £238m in 2015, up from £85m the previous year, in part due to a big contribution by Friends Provident International.