<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Life Assurance</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Life Assurance Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2012</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Life Assurance Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>Vivienne Shepherd Ltd</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/230574.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Acquired by Perspective Financial Group - Owner to Step Down&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Perspective Financial Group has acquired Gateshead-based Vivienne Shepherd in its first acquisition of 2012.  The Wilmslow-based IFA group's Newcastle office Rutherford Wilkinson has acquired the business. One member of staff is to be transferred to Rutherford Wilkinson as part of the deal and owner-manager Vivienne Shepherd will step down but remain involved in introducing clients.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/230574.htm</guid></item><item><title>G &amp; E Wealth Management Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/49781.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Team Strengthened - New Wealth Management MD Appointed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Accountancy firm Garbutt and Elliott has strengthened its wealth management subsidiary, G&amp;E Wealth Management, with the appointment of Simon Holt as managing director. Mr Holt was previously managing director of Skipton Financial Services, the advisory arm of Skipton Building Society.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:22:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/49781.htm</guid></item><item><title>Aviva Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/1467.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;160 jobs lost - Focus on core operations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Insurer Aviva will shed 160 staff from its fund management business in 2012, with most of the cuts in London, after deciding to focus its efforts on core operations. Around 12 per cent of Aviva Investors global workforce will lose their jobs. Alain Dromer is the chief executive of the fund management arm.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:42:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/1467.htm</guid></item><item><title>AXA UK Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/1474.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Division restructure - 50 jobs at risk - Management job losses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Axa Wealth is segmenting its IFA clients as part of a restructure at the company which puts 50 jobs at risk and will see the number of regional managers cut from nine to five. David Thompson, managing director of marketing and distribution at Axa Wealth</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:44:59 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/1474.htm</guid></item><item><title>Michael Pavey Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/67754.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Company Expansion - Office Re-Location - New Jobs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;EXPANDING insurance and financial services firm Pavey Group has relocated its Exeter office to larger premises to enable the company to increase its team. Paul Smale is Director</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:13:54 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/67754.htm</guid></item><item><title>Metlife Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/66523.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;New employee benefits director - Ambitious growth plans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;MetLife has appointed Stephanie Baillie as employee benefits director after 23 years working for Friends Life. She will spearhead the divisions ambitious growth plans. Dominic Grinstead is the managing director.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:55:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/66523.htm</guid></item><item><title>ALAN &amp; THOMAS INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/89526.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Business expansion - New jobs created&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Insurance brokers Alan and Thomas has appointed four new members of staff. The company has 3 offices in Poole, Gillingham and Frome in South West England.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:58:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/89526.htm</guid></item><item><title>Aviva Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/1467.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Aviva profits fall&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Profits at Aviva Investors, an asset management company, fell from £42m to £39m between January and June 2011.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:16:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/1467.htm</guid></item><item><title>Pavey Group Holdings Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/71326.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Company Expansion - New Head Office - All Staff Relocated&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Pavey Group is closing its Waterloo Street office and re-locating to the new head office at the Edginswell Business Park in Torquay.  All staff from Teighmouth and Totness are relocating.  Graham Brown is Managing Director.  Ray Illingworth is Opeational Director.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:31:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/71326.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
