Aviva

ASIA - Aviva Investors has appointed Kevin Talbot as chief investment officer (CIO) of fixed income and Manish Singhai CIO of equities in Asia.

Russell Investments; Mercer; Aviva Investors; Hermes; BlackRock; Aegon UK; Newport Group; Xafinity Consulting; ETF Securities.

Aviva has reduced its scheme deficit by an estimated £1.3bn in the last year as part of a debt reduction programme.

The latest Pensions Bill has failed to address differences between contribution refunds in trust-based and contract-based schemes, providers say.

Changes to auto-enrolment legislation outlined in the latest Pensions Bill have been cautiously welcomed by the industry.

NETHERLANDS - Aviva Investors has been hired to run a €350m ($454m) global unlisted real estate portfolio for the Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten (SPMS).

A TV advert for Aviva, in which the insurer claims it can provide 20% more income for annuity customers, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Society's view of retirement will significantly shift when the government abolishes the default retirement age in April next year, Aviva predicts.

This month the panellists discuss the arbitrage opportunities that come with QE, how insurers will help schemes cope with the switch from RPI to CPI, and their predictions of the effect of lower initial premiums paid on buy-ins

Job-hopping employees could miss out on higher retirement income because most don't know they can combine multiple pension pots at retirement, research says.