Aviva

Aviva suffered a loss of £3bn in 2012 due to a £3.3bn writedown from the sale of its US business last year.

Insurance giant Aviva is likely to shock the City when it posts a £3bn loss in its full-year results this week, the Sunday Times reports.

Around two-thirds of employers and employees are supportive of the Department for Work and Pensions ‘pot follows member' plans, according to research from Aviva.

More than a third of employees (37%) plan to opt out of auto-enrolment, while a further 28% are considering withdrawing from the scheme, research from Aviva says.

Trevor Matthews, chief executive of Aviva UK, is to step down from the role.

The panel discusses the contrasting fortunes of commercial and residential property, and considers how both can help scheme liabilities.

Insurers have warned against "distracting" the National Employment Savings Trust from its original purpose by lifting government-imposed restrictions.

Lynn Strongin Dodds asks if investor excitement over commodities can survive a Chinese slowdown

Industry figures have cautiously welcomed the publication of new guidance for trust-based defined contribution schemes from The Pensions Regulator, but expressed disappointment that it does not focus on contract-based schemes.

Retirees are becoming more economically active with one in three (39%) over-55s continuing to receive a wage, according to Aviva.