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UBS downgrades Aviva amid multiple headwinds

UBS downgrades Aviva amid multiple headwinds

Aviva PLC - London-based insurer and asset manager operating in UK, Ireland and Canada - UBS lowers to 'neutral' (buy) - price target 800 pence (780p) UBS analyst Nasib Ahmed estimates Aviva still offers an around 8% 2028 all-in yield, alongside 11% earnings per share compound annual growth over 2026 to 2028, above the 7% to 9% growth targeted by large-cap European insurers. However, he sees more compelling stories in both UK life insurance (Standard...
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Rate hikes unlikely to be repeat of 2022 - BoE chief economist

Rate hikes unlikely to be repeat of 2022 - BoE chief economist

(AWP Alliance News) - The Bank of England is unlikely to have to raise interest rates as many times as it did in 2022, but hikes could continue into next year if it sees signs of higher energy costs affecting wages and prices, its chief economist has said. Huw Pill, a member of the bank's rate-setting committee, said key evidence for policymakers will emerge in the spring of 2027. The remarks come a day after...
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Cutting welfare costs will need higher spending elsewhere - UK PM

Cutting welfare costs will need higher spending elsewhere - UK PM

(AWP Alliance News) - Cutting the costs of welfare will require the government to spend more in other areas, like education, Andy Burnham has suggested. The UK prime minister is awaiting the outcome of a major review which will recommend how to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training [Neets] who are claiming benefits. As he visited an employer in Wiltshire on Friday, Burnham was asked how his plans to...
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