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Aviva Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
Thu, May 16
Aviva PLC announces 1Q 2013 IMS

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Aviva PLC Announces Dividend Declaration

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Aviva Announces Sale of Russian Business

Marketwire (Feb 27, 2013)
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Marketwire (Jan 28, 2013)
Aviva Announces Sale of Malaysian Joint Venture

Marketwire (Jan 17, 2013)
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Aviva to sell Aviva USA for US$1.8 billion

Marketwire (Dec 21, 2012)
Aviva to sell Aviva USA for US$1.8 billion

Marketwire (Dec 21, 2012)
Aviva Reaches Settlement with Bankia

Marketwire (Dec 19, 2012)
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Aviva Management Discusses Nine Months 2012 Results - Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
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Aviva Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
Thu, May 16
Aviva Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 7
Aviva Management Discusses Nine Months 2012 Results - Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 8, 2012
Aviva Management Discusses Q2 2012 (H1 2012) Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 • 1 Comment
Aviva CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Interim Management Statement and Analyst Day Presentation - Earnings Call Transcript
Sun, Nov 7, 2010
Aviva PLC Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Sat, Aug 7, 2010
Avaya F2Q07 (Qtr End 3/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 25, 2007
Avaya F1Q07 (Qtr End 12/31/06) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jan 23, 2007
Avaya F4Q06 (Qtr End 9/30/06) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Oct 24, 2006
Avaya Inc. Q3 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (AV)
Mon, Jul 24, 2006
Avaya Inc. F2Q06 (Qtr ended Mar 31, 2006) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (AV)
Wed, Apr 26, 2006
Avaya F1Q06 (Qtr Ending Dec 31, 2005) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (AV)
Tue, Jan 24, 2006

Aviva PLC announces 1Q 2013 IMS

Marketwire (May 16, 2013)
Aviva PLC: Result of AGM

Marketwire (May 9, 2013)
Aviva PLC: Completion of settlement with JV partner Bankia

Marketwire (Apr 24, 2013)
Europe Shares Close Mixed: US Data Knocks Sentiment

at CNBC.com (Apr 18, 2013)
Aviva PLC: Completion of sale of Malaysian joint venture

Marketwire (Apr 12, 2013)
Prudential CEO: We Can Withstand Two Depressions

at CNBC.com (Mar 13, 2013)
Aviva PLC Announces Dividend Declaration

Marketwire (Mar 7, 2013)
Aviva Announces Sale of Russian Business

Marketwire (Feb 27, 2013)
Aviva Strengthens Leadership Team

Marketwire (Feb 7, 2013)
Aviva Appoints Bob Stein as Non-Executive Director

Marketwire (Jan 28, 2013)
Aviva Announces Sale of Malaysian Joint Venture

Marketwire (Jan 17, 2013)
Aviva Sells U.S. Annuity, Life Units for $1.8B

at Fox Business (Dec 21, 2012)
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at CNBC.com (Dec 21, 2012)
Aviva to sell Aviva USA for US$1.8 billion

Marketwire (Dec 21, 2012)
Aviva to sell Aviva USA for US$1.8 billion

Marketwire (Dec 21, 2012)
Aviva Reaches Settlement with Bankia

Marketwire (Dec 19, 2012)
Aviva PLC announces Q3'12 IMS

Marketwire (Nov 8, 2012)
Aviva Plc Announces Interim Results Statement

Marketwire (Aug 9, 2012)
London Markets: Banks and resource firms boost U.K. stocks

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 30, 2012)
Aviva plc Interim Management Statement for the three months to 31 March 2012

Business Wire (May 17, 2012)

AV vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

We provide communication systems, applications and services for enterprises, including businesses, government agencies and other organizations. Our product offerings include Internet Protocol (“IP”) telephony systems and traditional voice communications systems, multi-media contact center... More

Sector: Financial

Industry: Life Insurance

Country: United Kingdom

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Thursday, May 16, 9:14 AM Premarket gainers: RGDX +24%. EGLE +23%. EFUT +19%. TSLA +13%. CSCO +13%. SCTY +11%. DQ +9%. HALO +8%. DANG +7%. AV +7%. YRCW +8%. NBG +7%. KSS +7%. SPWR +6%.
Losers: NCT -53%. SNFCA -24%. AMD -10%. NQ -7%. CYCC -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, March 7, 1:10 PM Midday top 10 gainers: IMMR +39%. AFFY +36%. HOTT +29%. CTC +26%. NAV +26%. GMXR +20%. REE +18%. HIMX +18%. CIEN +17%. MITK +17%.
Midday top 10 losers: SCTY -14%. AV -12%. BAA -12%. HTHT -12%. YY -11%. BORN -10%. MCOX -9%. MTG -9%. BLDP -9%. JRCC -9%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, March 7, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: HIMX +36%. NQ +17%. CIEN +15%. MTSL +12%. FNSR +9%. HZNP +8%. EDAP +8%. WFR +7%. DANG +6%. INFN +6%. JDSU +6%. INVE +6%. MLNX +5%.
Losers: JRCC -14%. AV -11%. SCTY -8%. PETM -8%. DRYS -7%. NBG -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, March 7, 3:36 AM Aviva (AV): 2012 after-tax loss £3.05B vs £60M profit in 2011, due to writedown on the sale of its US business. Operating profit -4% to €1.78B. Slashes Q4 dividend to 9 pence from 16 pence to help pay debt, build up capital reserves, and put the insurer in "a sound position for the future." Shares -12.7% in London. (PR) Comment! [Financials, Earnings, Dividends, On the Move]
Monday, February 11, 5:44 AM Global investment in infrastructure sank 38% to $99B last year as governments cut spending and banks reduced lending in order to meet Basel III capital requirements. Social infrastructure projects, which include schools and hospitals, suffered in particular, with Aviva (AV) becoming the leading lender in that market - in a quest for higher returns, insurers and pension funds have been replacing banks as financiers. Comment! [Financials]
Sunday, January 13, 5:31 AM U.K. insurer Aviva (AV) and Singapore listed CIMB Group (CIMDF.OB) have reportedly agreed to sell their Malaysian insurance JV to a consortium of Canada's Sun Life Financial (SLF) and Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional for 1.7B ringgit ($563M). The winning bid beat Manulife (MFC) after an 8-month auction. The sale is part of Aviva's strategy of exiting non-core ops. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Friday, December 21, 2012, 7:04 AM Aviva (AV) agrees to sell Aviva USA - its U.S. life and annuities business - to Athene Holding for $1.8B, as expected, far below the $3.8B book value of the business. Shares -0.5% premarket. (PR) Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Sunday, December 16, 2012, 3:56 AM Symetra Financial (SYA) has reportedly joined Apollo Global (APO) to bid for the U.S. unit of U.K. insurer Aviva (AV) and the companies could forge an agreement within days. However, Guggenheim Partners, which had joined Apollo in the bid, has dropped out. Any deal would come at a "substantial discount" to the subsidiary's book value, excluding debt, of £2.4B ($3.88B). Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 5:59 AM Apollo Global Management (APO) and Guggenheim Partners are reportedly in the lead in a combined bid to acquire Aviva's (AV) U.S. life insurance and annuities unit, which is expected to be sold at a "substantial discount" to its book value of £2.4B, excluding debt. Also in the hunt is Philip Falcone's Harbinger Group (HRG). Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 4:55 AM Apollo (APO), Harbinger and Guggenheim have made offers for an Aviva (AV) U.S. life insurance unit, Bloomberg reports, with some of the bidders holding talks with other investors about forming consortia to share the cost. The subsidiary could fetch over $1B, far below the $2.9B Aviva paid for most of its U.S. ops. Comment! [M&A, Financials]
Monday, August 13, 2012, 8:29 AM Illinois-based Guggenheim Life is in the lead to acquire some or all of Aviva's (AV) U.S. unit in a deal that could value the ops at £800M, around £200M below previous estimates, The Daily Telegraph reported over the weekend. Aviva recently wrote down the value of the subsidiary by £876M and could be willing to take a further hit, as a sale will free up around £2B of capital. Comment! [M&A, Financials]
Sunday, July 29, 2012, 5:10 PM Aviva (AV) is hearing unsolicited offers for its U.S. life division, valued at £1B, the Sunday Telegraph reports - which would represent an £800M loss from when it bought the former AmerUs for $2.9B in 2006. Such a move could shore up capital and help preserve its dividend, now expected to be maintained on Aug. 9. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 5:24 PM "Unless you owned a company in Japan to see this up close and personal, you'd never have believed we'd be where we are today," says an insurance exec of the difficulties low long-term rates are posing for life insurers. Some firms are making adjustments, others (MET) shifting focus to emerging markets, and others (ING, AV) looking to exit the market altogether. 7 Comments [Financials]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 3:10 AM Aviva (AV) CEO Andrew Moss has become the third FTSE 100 CEO to resign in recent weeks following shareholder rebellion over pay. Last week, angry investors rejected the U.K. insurer's annual remuneration report and Moss' £2.69M ($4.4M) pay packet. Shareholders had called on Moss to quit due to his salary and Aviva's performance.
Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 6:34 AM Under pressure to improve its performance, Aviva (AV) could sell its life assurance business in the U.S. even though it's considered core, the FT reports. Analysts estimate the unit could fetch at least £1B, sharply down from the £2B Aviva paid for most of the ops in 2006. Aviva has already left nine markets under a strategic overhaul. Comment! [M&A, Financials]
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 4:36 AM New U.K. banking firm NBNK will tomorrow make a sweetened £1.5B bid for 632 branches being sold by Lloyds (LYG), The Daily Telegraph reports. The new offer will come amid worries that the proposed £1.4B sale of the outlets to Co-op has hit regulatory problems. NBNK's investors include Blackrock (BLK), Invesco (IVZ) and Aviva (AV). Comment! [Financials, M&A]

pbanik
AV isn't the deal some might have you believe. It's trading at a low multiple in terms of P/B & P/S but it is trading at over 50 times P/E.
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Nathaniel Crawford
watch out for a new malware virus called AV security suite. Pain in the *ss to get rid of.
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Joshua Hayes
When IPOs are doing well, you have a strong market: ABVT (we are long), AV, CLD, CNEP.PK, GOV, BWEN, SWI, STRI, IPXL, and RUE. Beautiful charts.
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