Aviva backs calls for Government crackdown on financial fraud

Pension giant Aviva backs calls for Government crackdown on financial fraud after its brand is hijacked by criminals At least 27 fake websites were set up in Aviva’s name to dupe unsuspecting victims into handing over cash  The pension giant warned that shutting down the scammer websites is like playing ‘whack-a-mole’ under the current rules  … Read more

Aviva faces investor revolt after preference shares scandal

Aviva faces investor revolt after angering shareholders by deciding not to claw back fees from directors who oversaw preference shares scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 Aviva faces an investor revolt this week after angering shareholders by deciding not to … Read more

Women could be work from home losers, warns Aviva

Women could be work from home losers, warns Aviva: Insurer fears female workers will miss out on promotion opportunities By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 5 April 2021 One of Britain’s biggest companies is worried that the shift towards flexible working could harm women’s … Read more

Aviva to snub Deliveroo’s London listing over workers’ rights 

Fund manager Aviva to snub Deliveroo’s London listing due to concerns over workers’ rights By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 A leading British fund manager has said it will shun Deliveroo’s London listing because of the way the food delivery firm … Read more

Aviva putting £10bn pension cash into green investments

Aviva to funnel £10bn of workers’ pension money into climate-friendly investments as it unveils plan to become net zero by 2040 Aviva is committing a ‘substantial’ portion of the money it collects from auto-enrolment pension funds to investments which tackle climate change Every employee over the age of 22 who earns more than £10,000 per year … Read more

Aviva Save: Investment giant launches a cash savings platform

Insurance and investment giant Aviva has launched its own cash savings platform, This is Money can reveal, but savers will earn more by going to the banks directly. Britain’s largest insurance firm’s answer to the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown Active Savings and Flagstone has opened with 15 fixed-rate bonds offered by Aldermore, Oaknorth and Paragon … Read more

Asian retreat continues as Aviva sells Vietnam business

Shake-up at Aviva under Amanda Blanc continuing as it announces sale of its Vietnam business By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 The shake-up at Aviva under chief executive Amanda Blanc is continuing at a rate of knots, as it announced the … Read more

Aviva promises £32bn pension fund will meet 2050 climate target

Pension giant Aviva promises £32bn fund belonging to 2m savers will meet 2050 green climate target Aviva is the second major pension provider to declare new climate strategy  State-backed Nest announced plans to switch investments of its 9m members Nest’s move affects more savers, but its fund is worth around £12.2bn Celebrity film director Richard … Read more

Struggling Aviva selling Singapore arm for £1.6bn

Struggling Aviva selling Singapore arm for £1.6bn as new boss Amanda Blanc fights to turn company around By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 11 September 2020 Struggling Aviva is selling its Singapore arm for £1.6billion as new boss Amanda Blanc fights to turn the … Read more

Insurance giant Aviva tests part-time working in its offices

Aviva trialling part-time home working for staff in latest sign that workers may never return to office full-time following coronavirus lockdown By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 22 August 2020 Aviva is trialling part-time home working for staff in the latest sign that workers … Read more