Insurance

Aviva is to reduce its staff numbers by 2,000 over the next six months - a 6% reduction of its global workforce.

A private client adviser at wealth firm HFM Columbus Asset Management has been charged with the murder of a wealthy socialite, according to reports.

M&G broke its own records in 2012 to post soaring inflows and AUM at an all-time high, according to its full-year results, but expects sales in the UK to slow this year.

Blue chip insurer Aviva's shares have fallen 14% after the group revealed a £3bn loss in 2012 caused by a huge writedown in its US business.

Insurance giant Legal & General (L&G) has reported increased operating profit of £1.09bn in 2012, beating analysts' forecasts thanks to double digit sales growth.

St James's Place has broken its silence over its sacking of Taube Hodson Stonex Partners (THS) after a twenty-year relationship.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will not compensate investors bringing claims against Rockingham Independent for allegedly negligent advice - meaning there will be no additional levy for advisers.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has announced that Scott Goodsir, managing director and head of wholesale for BNY Mellon Asset Management, has been appointed as an adviser to its board.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is suing his financial adviser for allegedly embezzling more than $300,000 from him.

Around 12,000 pensioners who hold annuities with Legal & General have been left without their regular payouts after a technical blunder.