I hold these stock.

DYOH (do your own homework.)

To-day there was a slight drop in price, but number of analysts are giving favourable reports.

What triggered my interest was better than expected results and if I am right looking at charts it shows an inverted head and shoulders. Hopefully a good sign. Also the current rate of Share price growth is about 90% pa over the last 5weeks. This is unlikely to continue indefinitely but SP could hit 850p over next few weeks.

To-day at close, there were some large buys of about 5million shares. 40million approx.

Another trigger for me was the following which should increase earnings.

Aviva to form JV in Taiwan with First FinancialAFX
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Aviva PLC, the UK's largest insurer, said it has entered into a joint venture with First Financial Holding Co Ltd to sell insurance and pension products in Taiwan. The joint venture company, First-Aviva, will distribute long-term savings and pension products in Taiwan through an exclusive agreement with First Financial's flagship unit, First Commercial Bank. Aviva, which will have a 49 pct stake in the joint venture, added that the initial paid up capital of the new company will be 34 mln stg.First Commercial Bank is Taiwan's second largest bank network, with five mln retail customers, it added.TFN.newsdesk@thomson.comkkb/faj/slm




Date: Wednesday 25 Apr 2007
LONDON (ShareCast) - If the message gets home that Aviva will not bid for Prudential, the stock should rebound strongly, especially if Aviva can sustain its current impressive performance. There is still work to be done but, at 794.5p, the shares are a strong buy says the Independent.
Date: Tuesday 24 Apr 2007
LONDON (ShareCast) - Aviva stood out among the risers on a tough day for blue chip stocks. The life insurer posted an upbeat first quarter statement with brokers pleased with the numbers.



DYOH

1Q 2015 IMS

The acquisition of Friends Life was completed on 10 April 2015, after the period to which this trading statement applies. Therefore, unless otherwise stated, all numbers outside of the Friends Life section are for Aviva standalone.

Life insurance
· Value of new business (VNB) grew 14%1 to £247 million (1Q14: £224 million)

· UK Life VNB grew 15% to £103 million (1Q14: £89 million), driven by higher equity release and pensions, which more than offset a reduction in annuity VNB

· Europe2 VNB grew 11%1 to £102 million, flat in reported currency

· Asia2 VNB grew 16%1 to £36 million (1Q14: £29 million)

General insurance
· Combined operating ratio (COR) improved to 96.4% (1Q14: 97.7%)

· UK COR of 98.3% (1Q14: 98.6%), Canada COR of 98.1% (1Q14: 102.7%), Europe COR of 89.8% (1Q14: 92.0%)

· GI and health net written premiums up 2%1 to £2,037 million, down 2% in reported currency

· UKGI net written premiums up 1% to £855 million (1Q14: £845 million)

Cash
· Operating capital generation (OCG) £0.5 billion (1Q14: £0.4 billion)

Balance sheet
· IFRS net asset value per share increased 2% to 348p (FY14: 340p)

· Economic capital surplus3 £8.1 billion (FY14: £8.0 billion), coverage ratio 177% (FY14: 178%)

· The acquisition of Friends Life added c.55p to our NAV per share on closure4

· Standalone external leverage ratio 40% of tangible capital (FY14: 41%), 28% on an S&P basis (FY14: 28%). Adjusted for Friends Life, estimated leverage ratios are 36% and 27% respectively on closure, well within our target range

· Holding company liquidity of £1.8 billion at 30 April 2015 including Friends Life

Friends Life
· Friends Life transaction completed on 10 April 2015 and detailed integration plans are being implemented

· Positive corporate benefits net flows of £0.2 billion, corporate benefits AUA 7% higher at £23.6 billion (FY14: £22.0 billion)

· Friends Life VNB declined to £20 million (1Q14: £32 million), driven by the expected decline in retirement income VNB following last year's Budget announcement


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2015 Interim Results Announcement

"The 15% increase in the dividend is a further step towards achieving our target payout ratio and underlines our confidence in our cash flow and the business."

· 2015 interim dividend up 15% to 6.75p (HY14: 5.85p)

Worth a read - Aviva interims underpin mouthwatering dividend yield

StockMarketWire.com
Aviva says it maintained the momentum of its transformation in the third quarter with further improved performance.

In life insurance, value of new business was up 25%, the eleventh consecutive quarter of growth. And it says the general insurance combined ratio of 94.0% is a more than adequate result.

Group chief executive Mark Wilson said: "This level of consistency is important as we transform and grow Aviva.

"The acquisition of Friends Life is everything we expected it to be. We have now achieved £91 million of savings against our target of £225 million. At the same time our UK Life business continues to grow and our customers are responding positively to the full range of pensions freedoms we offer.

"In asset management, our flagship fund range, AIMS, continues its strong investment performance and the Target Return Fund has recorded returns of 6.6% over the past 12 months. AIMS now has £1.9 billion of funds under management. We expect this growth to continue."

Deutsche Bank today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Aviva PLC (LON:AV.) and cut its price target to 610p (from 620p).

StockMarketWire.com
Aviva has confirmed that its Canadian business, Aviva Canada, will acquire RBC General Insurance Company for GBP281m, subject to customary completion adjustments.

Aviva Canada will also enter into an exclusive 15 year strategic agreement with RBC Insurance to provide a full range of general insurance products to existing and future RBC Insurance customers.

The Company added that RBC Insurance customers will also benefit from Aviva Canada's expertise in claims, underwriting and new product development.

Mark Wilson, Group Chief Executive Officer, said:
"This new partnership extends Aviva's presence in general insurance, brings additional diversification benefits to the group and presents excellent opportunities for revenue and earnings growth in the attractive Canadian market. RBC has a formidable brand and loyal customer following whilst Aviva brings deep insurance expertise - all the makings of an excellent partnership."

StockMarketWire.com
Aviva's operating profits rose by 20% to GBP2.7 billion in 2015 , and value of new business increased 24%, representing 12 consecutive quarters of growth.

Operating EPS increased 2% to 49.2p (FY14: 48.3p) despite foreign exchange headwinds and IFRS profit after tax £1,079 million (FY14: £1,738 million). The total dividend is up 15% to 20.8p (FY14: 18.1p).

Group chief executive Mark Wilson said: "2015 was about stability and growth at Aviva, against a background of market volatility and uncertainty. Aviva is now a stronger and more focused business. We have completed the fix phase of our transformation." "With a Solvency II ratio1 of 180% and a surplus1 of £9.7 billion, our balance sheet is one of the strongest and most resilient in the UK market. Over the last four years, we have tripled our economic capital surplus." "The integration of the £6 billion Friends Life acquisition has gone faster and better than expected. We expect to achieve our target of £225 million integration synergies in 2016, one year ahead of schedule. After nine months, we have achieved run-rate synergies of £168 million and expect £1.2 billion of capital benefits, £400 million of which we have realised in 2015." "Operating profits2,3 are up 20% to £2.7 billion, and value of new business increased 24%4,5, representing twelve consecutive quarters of growth. The combined ratio3 in our general insurance business improved to 94.6%, the best in nine years, despite the recent floods and Aviva Investors grew fund management profits by 33% to £105 million." "Overall this is a highly satisfactory set of results and the Board has decided to increase the final dividend per share 15% to 14.05p." "We enter 2016 from a position of strength. Our focus remains on transforming our business and delivering on our commitments."

Panmure Gordon Buy 479.15 660.00 660.00 Retains

Finals http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=5230479 Market likes them, SP up over 5%.

RBC Capital Markets Underperform 488.05 460.00 480.00 Reiterates

Here is exciting news.

Broker Forecast - Barclays Capital issues a broker note on Aviva PLC

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Barclays Capital today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Aviva PLC (LON:AV.) and raised its price target to 664p (from 663p).

Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Aviva PLC (LON:AV.) and cut its price target to 584p (from 594p).

Some support here closing the gaps on the way down. I just seem to be fixated with gaps lately :0) No position watching.

LATEST BROKER VIEWS

Date Broker New target Recomm.
22 Mar JP Morgan... 584.00 Overweight
18 Mar Barclays... 664.00 Overweight
17 Mar HSBC 550.00 Hold
14 Mar RBC Capital... 480.00 Underperform
11 Mar Societe... 690.00 Buy
11 Mar Beaufort... N/A Buy
11 Mar Deutsche Bank 610.00 Buy
11 Mar JP Morgan... 594.00 Overweight
10 Mar Panmure Gordon 660.00 Buy
7 Mar Deutsche Bank 610.00 Buy
Broker Recommendations for Aviva

Well looks like the above was the obvious trade gaps nearly closed. What isn't obvious, what happens next? Tending towards lower. Watching

LATEST BROKER VIEWS

Date Broker New target Recomm.
24 Mar Exane BNP... 440.00 Underperform
24 Mar Berenberg 440.00 Sell

LATEST BROKER VIEWS

Date Broker New target Recomm.
24 Mar Exane BNP... 440.00 Underperform
24 Mar Berenberg 440.00 Sell

Disappointment coming for Aviva investors
Insurer Aviva (AV) is an expensive stock and analysts can see ‘disappointments looming’.

Berenberg analyst Trevor Moss retained his ‘sell’ recommendation and target price of 440p on the shares, which fell 3.3% to 457.1p yesterday.

‘Aviva’s reported figures have been heavily flattered in recent years,’ he said. ‘While it is true that restructuring can bring one-off benefits, by definition these eventually run out and should not be included in price/earnings or sustainable return on equity calculation. In our estimations, underlying earnings for Aviva have actually been going backwards. We cannot foresee any significant improvements.’

Moss added that Aviva’s ‘very mature book means it is running fast to stand still’ and he ‘does not buy into the capital return story’.

He said the stock is expensive and also ‘expensive against peers, both UK life companies and European composites’.

‘Even on consensus earnings numbers, the European composites look better value. We continue to see disappointments looming and believe that the downgrade cycle for this stock has only just begun.’

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Ex-Divi next Thursday 07/04.

Can anybody clarify which sector AV. is in Life Assurance or Non Life Assurance, not that it matters much today both sectors struggling. Many moons ago spent hours placing stocks in their sectors and placed AV. in Non-Life Assurance was I right? No longer subscribe to MAM (cheap scate) so can't check stock screener. Be obliged thanks.

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