Aviva Share Discussion Threads

[villarich] 30/11/2017 07:23

Some great news today! Let's hope this gets us back towards the 5.50 mark. SP aside, great news for income investors

[speedsgh] 27/11/2017 17:47

from Financial Calendar on Aviva website...



Capital Markets Day 2017 - 30 Nov 2017

[lord gnome] 27/11/2017 17:20

For a moment there I got all excited. I thought the share price might be off to the races. As you were. Bah!

[togglebrush] 27/11/2017 16:01

Dow Jones News

Aviva (LSE:AV.)
Intraday Stock Chart
Today : Monday 27 November 2017

--Insurance company Aviva PLC (AV.LN) will return more than one billion pounds ($1.3 billion) to investors through a share buy-back program, the Times of London said.
--Chief Executive Mark Wilson is expected to reveal the repurchase program on its investor day on Thursday, Nov. 30, according to the Times.
--Mr. Wilson is also expected to announce the repayment of bonds and possibly small acquisitions,

[wynmck] 27/11/2017 13:32

anyone know when the investor day is?

[skinny] 14/11/2017 07:12

Aviva plc ("Aviva") today announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire Irish insurer Friends First Life Assurance Company dac ("Friends First") for a cash consideration of €130m (£116m[1]). As a result of this acquisition, Aviva will become one of the largest composite insurers in Ireland, with its market share in life insurance increasing to 15%, alongside its existing leading 15% market share in general insurance.

This transaction is in line with Aviva's strategy to allocate capital in selected markets where it has scale or competitive advantage and where it can further expand its range of products across life and general insurance.

The consideration represents a multiple of 0.8x Friends First's adjusted net asset value[2]. Aviva expects the transaction to meet the group's operating return on capital hurdle from year one and to significantly exceed the hurdle thereafter.

The Irish economy has experienced a robust recovery in recent years and the prospects for continued growth remain strong[3]. The life insurance market in Ireland has grown by c.9% since 2014[4]. Aviva Ireland has demonstrated consistent growth over the past few years, with an operating profit growth at HY 2017 of 12%.

Friends First, currently owned by Dutch insurer Achmea Holding NV, has been operating in Ireland for over 180 years with a focus on life protection, pension and investment products for individuals and companies. It has over 250,000 customers, a market share of 6% and is a market leader in group risk and income protection.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2018.


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[adelwire2] 26/10/2017 15:53

About blooming time.

[edmundshaw] 26/10/2017 14:31

Utilities (water in particular) always have the worry government will turn off the dividend tap. But for years governments have allowed utilities to rip off customers, and talk about proper regulation always seems to die out as ministers see more "important" things to spend time on...

Nevertheless I feel safer with insurers, being clearly private entities rather than state-sponsored monopolies.

[dr biotech] 26/10/2017 09:06

A lot of defensive shares utilities, BT, GSK etc are at or near lows, so I don't really see why these would "correct". I have picked up a few recently hoping for better things longer term. AV remains in my top four though.

[lord gnome] 25/10/2017 20:40

This stock is not alone. Lots of stocks seem underpriced to me and I seem to hold most of them. People talk of a pull back coming in the market, but I reckon it is already pricing in several interest rate rises, brexit, a Labour government and the next recession.

[1olddog] 25/10/2017 18:40

We may be having a little dip to discount any interest rate rise, but why the low price to start with. Seriously I can not understand why this is so low at present. Obviously out of favour with the big boys for some reason. Any ideas folks?

[adelwire2] 12/10/2017 15:49

£5 welcome back

[jaf1948] 05/10/2017 09:39

Thanks again for the correction.

[skinny] 05/10/2017 08:53

JAF - its says today :-

"05 Oct 17 Ex-dividend date for 2017 interim dividend".

Tomorrow (6th) is record date.

[jaf1948] 05/10/2017 08:45

Thank you for that. As you say, that explains today but what about the rest of the week ???

[lord gnome] 05/10/2017 08:42

Shares are quoted ex-div on a Thursday JAF. Tomorrow is the book keeping date. We are ex-div now, hence the drop. (Although you would hardly notice yet another drop on our recent share price performance).

[jaf1948] 05/10/2017 08:26

Aviva's own website says that xd date is tomorrow (6th).

[dr biotech] 05/10/2017 08:15

Xd today. Advfn dates are a day out. Not really sure why thins has declined since the summer, but it's still a long term hold for me

[spacecake] 04/10/2017 16:44

Moving down ahead of ex divi day ?

[toffeeman] 03/10/2017 12:09

Ironhorse I sincerely hope and expect that your petition fails to garner sufficient support and even if it does, then our elected representatives will consign it to the dustbin of history.

Two wrongs do not make a right.