Often on Monday mornings, listeners to Radio 4’s flagship Today show wake to the withering comments of David Cumming, chief investment officer of insurer Aviva, which has £334million of funds under management. In his latest intervention, the investment panjandrum turned his fire on Emma Walmsley, warning that the ‘jury is still out’ on the Glaxosmithkline … Read more
Top investor fires warning shot at GSK boss Walmsley as she prepares to fight off Wall Street raiders: Jury is still out on her future, declares Aviva By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:59 BST, 17 May 2021 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 17 May 2021 Glaxosmithkline boss Emma Walmsley has been put on … Read more
Women ‘will suffer most’ if we go back to the office every day, claims boss of Aviva insurance warns as she says she’ll work from home part of the week Amanda Blanc said lockdown given firms chance to reassess working patterns Warned ordering staff to workplaces full-time risks damaging careers of mothers The guidance to … Read more
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 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: 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
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 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
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
ASK TONY: Why did it take my insurer nine months to get into gear after my e-bike was written off? By Tony Hazell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 27 January 2021 Last March, I was driving with my e-bike attached to the bicycle rack. A vehicle … Read more