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Aviva PLC
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Aviva is the world's fifth-largest insurance group and the biggest in the UK. Aviva is one of the leading providers of life and pensions products in Europe and have substantial businesses elsewhere around the world.
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FTSE 100 closes firmly higher despite disappointing service sector stats
The UK bluechip-benchmark closed over 165 points higher at 7,199, while the FTSE 250 added over 311 points at 19,576
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British Airways owner IAG and rival easyJet expected to continue March airline traffic boost
The day ahead includes March traffic from blue chip airlines easyJet PLC and British Airways owner International Airlines Group PLC, plus a trading update from Electrocomponents PLC
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Topps Tiles, IAG, easyJet, Electrocomponents and US jobs in focus after Easter break
The week ahead includes interims from Topps Tiles, traffic statistics from easyJet and IAG, a trading statement from Electrocomponents and the US non-farm payrolls report
Aviva abandons plans to cancel preference shares after opposition from investors, FCA scrutiny
The FTSE 100-listed insurer said: “Since the full year results announcement on 8 March 2018, Aviva plc has heard a wide range of views on its preference shares, has spoken to a large number of investors and has received strong feedback and
FTSE 100 finishes the week on a bright note after US jobs boost
The Footsie perked up after US jobs growth in February was way off the charts
Aviva slips after in-line 2017 profits; to spend £500mln on buy-backs, £600mln on 'bolt-on' acquisitions
The FTSE 100-listed general and iife insurer said its 2017 operating profit rose by 2% to £3.1bn, just above the company-supplied consensus forecasts of £3bn
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FTSE 100 closes higher as trade war fears ease
The premier UK blue-chip exchange added around 45 points at 7,203, while FTSE 250 also stormed higher, up 193 points at 19,968.
Aviva bids farewell to Spanish banking units in £178mln sale
The FTSE 100 group has sold the stakes to the state-owned lender Bankia for 2.1 times' Aviva's share of the IFRS net asset value
Tesla's cloud system hijacked by hackers for cryptocurrency mining, according to cybersecurity firm
A CNBC report said hackers were able to infiltrate the electric car maker's administration console because it was not password protected, according to RedLock
Deutsche Bank upbeat on European insurance sector, raising price targets for a swathe of UK names
The bank's analysts said insurers "look reasonably positioned – cushioned against market weakness by strong balance sheets and on PEs that are well within the long-term trading range”
Aviva and Prudential are top picks for 2018, says Barclays Capital
A ‘goldilocks’ economy should allow stable delivery of dividends, says the bank's number crunchers
Aviva lifts earnings, cash and dividend targets after successful turnaround
Aviva has £3bn of excess cash to deploy over the next two years
Aviva shares jump after report says insurer is set to announce £1bn share buyback
Aviva has £1.5bn of excess capital to deploy, according to estimates by Barclays
Barclays expecting Aviva to launch £1bn buyback scheme and pay off £500mln of debt in 2018
The bank has upgraded its rating to ‘overweight’ and bumped up its price target to 567p
Aviva to sell Taiwan business to joint venture partner First Financial
Aviva said a review of its Tawain business found that it was not central to the group’s strategy
FTSE 100 closes firmly in positive territory as sterling slides
The FTSE 100 rose to within a couple of points of 7,500 after US markets opened higher
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Tesco and Greggs to give a taste of high street conditions; hurricanes could have blown away US jobs
Week ahead to include first half results from supermarkets giant Tesco PLC, an update from high bakery chain Greggs PLC (LON:GRG), and the latest US jobs data
FTSE 100 closes almost 36pts up as traders buy back in
The blue chip index closed out almost 36 points higher at 7,413
Aviva sells stake in Italian joint venture to Banco BPM
Aviva said the sale of its holding in its Italian joint venture with Banco Popolare will allow it to invest in future growth