LONDON (Alliance News) - Aviva PLC Monday said it has agreed to sell its 47% stake in South Korean business Woori Aviva Life Insurance to NongHyup Financial Group, as the insurer continues to focus on markets where it has scale or a sustainable competitive advantage to maximise return on capital. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />NUMIS CUTS SMITH & NEPHEW TO 'HOLD' ('ADD') - TARGET 1000 PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES EXPERIAN PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JPMORGAN RESUMES STANDARD LIFE WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT TARGET TO 460 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Aviva PLC Tuesday said non-executive Director Bob Stein bought 10,000 shares at a price of USD7.98 per share Monday. Following this transaction, Stein now holds 17,000 shares. Shares in the insurance company were trading up 3.4% at 493.40 pence, making it the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Aviva PLC Monday said a group of executives including Chief Strategy and Development Officer Jason Windor acquired shares at a price of GBP4.34 per share awarded to them under the company Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan 2011.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Fluo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Flou Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Babcock</strong> International Group, up 3.5%. The company said its Cavendish Fluor Partnership has Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are higher Monday, despite some disappointing UK mortgage approvals and lending data, while eurozone inflation data has increased the volatility of the euro, as commentators indicate an increased likelihood of action by the European Central Ban Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed modestly higher Friday, ensuring that the index closed the week in positive territory for the second week in a row, but was prevented from pushing even higher by another disappointing performance by the FTSE 350 life insurance sector index, which ended Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A top UK regulator Friday said it will Monday publish its new business plan to provide a "picture of the key priorities and areas of work for the year ahead," and confirmed that it will not remove exit fees from closed books or investigate historic sales practices for leg Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The life insurance sector was dragging down UK stock indices again Friday after the UK Financial Conduct Authority said it is set to begin an inquiry into up to 30 million policies sold from in the years prior to 2000.<br /><br />The FTSE 350 sector is down 5.0% in rea Read More
(Correcting news item published at 1042 GMT to clarify Spanish data was for March.) LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are higher Friday, despite life insurers providing a drag for the second time in as many weeks, while growth in UK GDP in 2013 has been confirmed at 2.7%. By m Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Capital & Counties</strong> <strong>Properties</strong> PLC said it has formed a joint venture with Transport for London that will al Read More