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They have made me feel excluded,” Cavallo told CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday. Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty ImagesThe Adelaide United midfielder and former Australian youth international made headlines last year when he came out as gay. Cavallo was speaking to Amanpour ahead of Australia’s 4-1 Group D defeat by France in their opening World Cup game. Earlier this year, Cavallo spoke of his hopes of playing for Australia at the World Cup, but he didn’t make the Socceroos’ final squad for Qatar 2022. However, the 23-year-old said that he had expected the Australian captain to wear the “OneLove” armband in solidarity with the LGBTQ community despite the risk of sanctions for any player who wore the armband.

☆ Aviva pledges regular investor payouts as premiums rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Carolyn Cohn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jefferies analysts have previously said they expect Aviva to make recurring 250 million pound ($289 million) pay-outs. Aviva has already returned 4.75 billion pounds to investors after raising 7.5 billion in a string of asset sales since Blanc became CEO in July 2020. Cevian in the past called on Aviva to return five billion pounds to shareholders by the end of 2022. Aviva reported a 10% rise in general insurance gross written premiums in the first nine months of the year to 7.2 billion pounds. The value of new business in its UK and Ireland life division rose 46% over the same period to 466 million pounds.

☆ Analysis: European retailers are on investors' naughty lists this Christmas
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Joice Alves | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

On stock markets, the European retail sector (.SXRP) has lost 40% of its value so far this year, more than twice the hit on the broader regional share index (.STOXX). Yet, JPMorgan and other strategists say the worst is yet to come for consumers and retailers alike. European retailersSURGING COSTSHigher energy bills and wages and elevated freight and fabric prices have pushed up costs for euro zone companies by more than 40% this year, according to Eurostat data. "A lot of these retailers are running with elevated inventory levels, in order to clear that you'd expect a lot more promotions and discounting. "Our exposure to retailers has remained highly selective all year," he said, adding that he prefers discount retailers, which could benefit from consumers trading down.

Their joint communique released by the U.S. Treasury late on Wednesday did give Japan something - but it was thin gruel. read more"Recognizing that many currencies have moved significantly this year with increased volatility, we reaffirm our exchange rate commitments as elaborated in May 2017," the G7 wrote. And, for the record, the 2017 phraseology was that excess volatility and disorderly currency moves have negative impacts on their economies and financial stability. read more"We cannot tolerate excessive volatility in the currency market driven by speculative moves," he opined after. The big question is whether this dollar surge is in fact a "short run" aberration or whether it is a more permanent feature of the global landscape.

☆ Explainer: How are life insurers coping in LDI storm?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Carolyn Cohn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The focus of a gilt market storm has been around pension schemes' use of liability-driven investments (LDI), many of which are highly leveraged. Life insurers also use LDI strategies in their provision of annuities, which pay a fixed income for life. HOW HAVE LIFE INSURERS PERFORMED? Life insurers were more likely to have hedged their positions with physical financial instruments, rather than with derivatives, analysts say. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR LIFE INSURERS?

☆ UK stocks extend losses, BoE measures eyed to stem bond rout
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Sruthi Shankar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, shares of pension providers such as Legal & General (LGEN.L), Prudential (PRU.L) and Aviva (AV.L) fell between 2.3% and 3.3%. UK's banking index (.FTNMX301010) was down 1.6% at a one-week low despite prospects of a large rate hike by the BoE next month. However, the internationally focussed FTSE 100 has outperformed UK's domestically exposed FTSE 250 (.FTMC) this year, as a weakening pound and strength in commodity prices boosted the former. The FTSE 100 has shed 6.8% so in 2022, while the midcap index has lost about 28% - set for its worst annual performance since 2008. Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo Plc (FXPO.L) fell 9.1%, as it temporarily suspended production after Russian missile attacks damaged state-owned electrical infrastructure.

☆ Aviva Investors agrees outsourcing deal with BNY Mellon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A BNY Mellon sign is seen on their headquarters in New York's financial district, January 19, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Aviva Investors (AV.L) has agreed a deal to outsource data and back office functions to BNY Mellon (BK.N), the two companies said on Tuesday, as the investment division of the British insurer looks to bolster its services to clients and cut costs. Asset managers have increasingly been handing over responsibility for back office functions such as custody of securities to third parties, while outsourcing has in some cases extended as far as front office functions such as trading. Transferring activities such as custody, accounting and performance measurement to BNY Mellon will "allow us to enhance our client proposition and improve operational efficiency," Mark Versey, Aviva Investors CEO, said in a statement, adding that the partnership with BNY Mellon was "transformative" for the fund manager's business. BNY Mellon said it was using cloud-based platform Data Vault to provide data to Aviva.

☆ Bilbao și Dublin nu vor găzdui meciuri de la Campionatul European de fotbal din această vară
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Bilbao și Dublin nu vor găzdui meciuri de la Campionatul European de fotbal din această vară. Totodată, cele trei partide din grupa E, care erau programate inițial pe "Aviva Stadium" din Dublin, se vor disputa pe stadionul "Krestovskii" din Sankt-Petersburg. UEFA a confirmat că toți cei care au procurat bilete la partidele de la Dublin și Bilbao își vor primi banii înapoi. Astfel, Campionatul European se va desfășura în 11 orașe din 11 țări. Microbiștii din Republica Moldova vor putea urmări partidele Campionatului European din acestă vară, în direct, la posturile TV - PRIME și CANAL 5.

Organizations: UEFA, Aviva, European, Campionatului European Locations: Bilbao, Dublin, Cartuja, Sevilla, Sankt - Petersburg, Londra, Italia, Turcia, Roma, Republica Moldova

☆ Fotbal: Preşedintele UEFA dă asigurări că EURO 2020 nu se va anula, dar s-ar putea juca într-o singură ţară
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-16 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +1 min

16.10.2020 12:15 Vizualizari:Fotbal: Preşedintele UEFA dă asigurări că EURO 2020 nu se va anula, dar s-ar putea juca într-o singură ţarăPreşedintele UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, este sigur că turneul final al EURO 2020 la fotbal, amânat anul viitor din cauza pandemiei de coronavirus, se va disputa şi nu a exclus scenariul ca meciurile să se dispute într-o singură ţară, în loc de mai multe, transmite EFE şi Agerpres. ''Suntem absolut siguri că va avea loc, dar ar putea să se joace în 11 ţări, în opt, cinci sau una singură. Singura necunoscută este dacă va fi cu un public limitat pe stadioane, cu tribune pline sau fără spectatori'', a declarat Ceferin la canalul #Vamos. Şeful UEFA s-a referit şi la sistemul de arbitraj video, despre care a spus: ''VAR ajută fotbalul, dar îl şi poate afecta. În ce priveşte un turneu Final Four în Liga Campionilor, Ceferin a apreciat că acest sistem ar putea fi o opţiune după anul 2024.

Persons: Aleksander Ceferin, Johan Cruyff ArenA, Ceferin Organizations: UEFA, EURO, Olympic Stadium, Arena Naţională, Aviva Stadium, Hampden Park, Wembley, Allianz Arena, Gazprom Arena, Liga Campionilor Locations: Amsterdam, Olanda, Baku, Azerbaidjan, Bilbao, Spania, Bucureşti, România, Arena, Budapesta, Ungaria, Copenhaga, Danemarca, Dublin, Irlanda, Glasgow, Hampden, Londra, Anglia, Munchen, Germania, Roma, Italia, Sankt Petersburg, Rusia

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