Bottom Line: A leap into record books by hedging death March 6, 2014 WHILE the salient facts surrounding insurer Aviva yesterday focused on its encouraging profits and ongoing turnaround, there was one nugget of information which might have failed to catch the eye – the biggest pension trade in history. In a brief statement in its 175-page report, later amplified by chief executive Mark Wilson, Aviva said that [...]
City Moves for 03 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 2, 2014 Charles Stanley The investment management firm has announced the appointment of Paul Abberley as chief investment officer. He was most recently at Aviva Investors, where he was acting chief executive and member of its group executive committee. Prior to that, Abberley spent eight years at ABN Amro Asset Management, where he was chief investment officer for its [...]
Annuities sales set to plummet April 2, 2014 RATINGS agency Moody’s has adjusted its outlook on the annuities industry from stable to negative and warned that sales of the insurance products could fall by as much as 75 per cent in the wake of changes announced by the chancellor in his recent Budget. Moody’s downgraded the outlook for six of the major industry [...]
Vunipola warns Sarries to expect Ulster backlash April 3, 2014 ENGLAND prop Mako Vunipola anticipates Ulster will be out for revenge when Saracens arrive at Ravenhill for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup quarter-final. Sarries, who defeated Ulster 27-16 at the same stage in last year’s competition, are seven points clear at the top of the Aviva Premiership and have guaranteed a place in the end of season [...]
City Moves for 29 May 2014 | Who’s switching jobs May 28, 2014 Julius Baer The private bank has appointed Massimo Luca Hilber to its UK management team as head of relationship management. He has over 32 years’ experience in wealth management, and joins from Aris Primepartners,having previously worked at Marcuard Asia, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. Atom Bank The challenger bank has appointed Paul Hanks as chief [...]
Wyles targets end to Sarries’ Euro suffering April 24, 2014 SARACENS full-back Chris Wyles hopes European heartache suffered in the past two seasons will inspire his side to win tomorrow’s Heineken Cup semi-final with Clermont Auvergne. Defeat to the same opposition in the 2012 quarter-finals was followed by a 24-12 loss to Toulon in last year’s semi-final at Twickenham. Wyles said: “We’ve moved on as [...]
Lions tour has helped Farrell grow, says Sarries chief McCall March 23, 2014 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall believes fly-half Owen Farrell is vastly improved since touring with the British & Irish Lions in Australia last year. Farrell scored 17 points in a man of the match performance as Sarries defeated Harlequins 39-17 on Saturday to reclaim top spot in the Aviva Premiership in front of a [...]
No favours for new team from in-form Smith March 2, 2014 HARLEQUINS boss Conor O’Shea admits Worcester Warriors have got their hands on a clinical winger after Sixways-bound Sam Smith led Quins to victory against his future employers on Saturday. Wing David Lemi crossed over in an opening half dominated by Worcester, but Quins fought back through Smith, who scored his third try in four Aviva [...]
Trailing Harlequins aim to salvage season with five consecutive wins March 27, 2014 HARLEQUINS prop Kyle Sinckler insists his team are capable of overcoming the odds to secure an unlikely Aviva Premiership play-off place with five rounds to go. Sinckler made his third top-flight start last weekend as defeat to Saracens at Wembley left Quins sixth in the table, nine points adrift of fourth-placed Leicester Tigers ahead of [...]
Exeter Chiefs win first ever trophy March 16, 2014 RUGBY: Exeter Chiefs fought their way to an historic LV Cup victory over Northampton Saints yesterday, the first major trophy in the club’s 143-year history. Tries from Chris Whitehead and Dean Mumm helped the west country side to a 15-8 win at Sandy Park over the current Aviva Premiership leaders.