Singapore’s PIAS appoints chief distribution officer
Singapore-based Professional Investment Advisory Services (PIAS), which is majority owned by Aviva, has appointed Winson Yap to its newly-created role of chief distribution officer.
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MAS fines Aviva for breaching Financial Advisers Act
Aviva has been fined by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for breaching the Financial Advisers Act.
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FPI appoints two new bosses after Van Der Wielen departure
Life insurance giant, Friends Provident International, has named its new chief executive and chairman who will succeed John Van Der Wielen when he leaves the firm at the end of this month.
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Friends Life U-turn on pension freedom offering
Insurance giant, Friends Life, has apologised after U-turning on its decision to offer new pension flexibilities to thousands of UK customers.
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Global Horizons: Life trends with Aviva
Chris Wei, chief of Aviva’s global life insurance arm is tasked with driving growth in the Asia region after the firm’s recent mega-merger with Friends Provident International.
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Aviva appoints ex-Aria manager as head of third party sales
Global asset manager Aviva Investors has appointed James Tothill as its head of third party sales.
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FPI brand will live on after Aviva merger
Friends Provident International, a major player in the Asia and the Middle East markets, will emerge from its takeover by UK insurance giant Aviva largely unscathed, according to Chris Wei, Aviva’s Asia chairman.
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Manulife Asia ousts Aviva in 12bn DBS partnership
The Asian arm of Manulife has sealed a $1.2bn deal to sell its insurance products with Singapore bank, DBS, marking the end of the bank’s 14-year partnership with Aviva.
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FPI Van Der Wielen to leave
Friends Provident International’s executive chairman John Van Der Wielen is to leave the group, as shareholders yesterday backed Aviva’s takeover deal of Friends Life.
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Aviva and Friends Life boost profits
British insurers Aviva and Friends Life Group, which agreed a £5.6bn merger last December, have both reported better-than-expected annual profits for 2014.
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Aviva to cut 1500 jobs in Friends Life takeover
Aviva has said its £5.6bn takeover of Friends Life will lead to around 1500 job losses.
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JPM AM Aviva Asia acquisition
JP Morgan Asset Management has acquired Aviva Investors’ Asia Pacific Real Estate vehicle.