financial
Prudential : more than two million couples have never discussed finances together
Many British couples are burying their hands in the sand over their financial situations. One in seven1 (14 per cent) couples over the age...
Allianz : confirms 2012 outlook after solid second quarter
German insurance giant Allianz posted a solid second-quarter net profit, boosted partly by its life and health divisions, and confirmed its full-year outlook.
Net profit...
Standard Life : despite difficult financial climate Brits still natural savers
Two-fifths (41%) of Britons have saved the same amount of money, or more, in the last year compared with the same period 12 months...
2010 profit after tax up 230% for Consumerchoice.co.uk
Consumerchoices.co.uk announces that in the financial year ending 31 March 2010 it increased turnover 56% to £4.5m (2009: £2.9m) while profit after tax (PAT)...
Financial results : MetLife announces 2011 guidance and expected 2010 results
MetLife announced several financial targets for 2011 as well as its expected results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. Members of MetLife’s...
Announcement : Insurer Aviva says to withdraw from Taiwan
British insurer Aviva said on Tuesday that it was withdrawing from Taiwan because it did not expect to meet group financial targets there.
The announcement...
AEGON to sell third party pensions administration business to Goddard Perry
AEGON UK has agreed the sale of its third party pension’s administration business to corporate consultants Goddard Perry.
AEGON’s third party pensions administration business is...
Cancellation insurance : pop stars Scissor Sisters cancel Euro tour
The scissor sisters are having financial issues and have to cancel their European tour. The band said in a statement posted on its website...
Appointment : John Willet is Aon Risk Solutions new national industry practice leader
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, today announced that John Willett, most recently managing director for Aon’s New England...
Announcement : Aegon keeps protection but shuts pension admin division
Aegon today provides further details on the implementation of its plans, announced in June, to restructure and refocus its business in the United Kingdom....
Chinese investors may not proceed with bid for AIA shares
China Life and two other Chinese investors have withdrawn from bidding for stakes in American International Group's Asian unit ahead of its planned initial...
72% of financial advisors say the recent financial crisis has made their Boomer clients more risk-averse
Nearly three-fourths (72%) of financial advisors surveyed by MetLife in its new Lessons Learned Advisor Poll say the recent financial crisis has made their...
Europe braces for the release of bank stress tests
European governments are taking big steps towards revealing if banks can withstand shocks such as hit the global economy two years ago, and now...
Insurance giant Dai-ichi Life annual profits more than double
Japan's second-biggest life insurer Dai-ichi Life said Friday net profit more than doubled in the fiscal year to March boosted by strong demand for...
AIG’s annual corporate meeting : Situation far More Stable
Flipping his usual procedure for an annual corporate meeting, American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) chief executive began AIG's annual meeting Tuesday with a look...
