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Coats buys £350m bulk annuity policy from Aviva

(Sharecast News) - Industrial thread maker Coats Group said the trustee of its UK pension scheme had purchased a £350m bulk annuity policy from Aviva.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS cuts Persimmon to 'sell' from 'neutral'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

Investors back call for UK firms to support low-paid workers

Aviva Investors, LGIM among those to join campaign

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Oil stocks power FTSE 100 to over two-month high

Oil stocks surge; Citi upgrades BP

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Credit Suisse cuts Vodafone; Citi likes BP

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

Britain to help insurers invest in economy, trims bank tax rate

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Britain set out more plans on Thursday to help make it the world's most competitive financial centre by easing capital rules for insurers, trimming a tax rate for banks, and promising to review all financial rules from the European Union.

Britain to help insurers boost investment in economy

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced a plan on Thursday to free up billions of pounds from the capital buffers of insurers to invest in infrastructure, potentially boosting economic growth.

Britain's insurers become test case for post-Brexit 'unshackling'

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The British government and the Bank of England are reforming insurers' capital rules, seen as a post-Brexit test of UK willingness to "unshackle" the City of London after leaving the European Union.

Bulkamania: dividend upgrades coming

STOXX 600 down 0.6%

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg raises Kainos to 'buy' from 'hold'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

Top 5 investor in UK's Aveva plans to reject Schneider takeover

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A top five investor in British software company Aveva plans to reject a 9.5 billion pound ($11 billion) takeover bid by French industrial group Schneider Electric, joining two other shareholders who have already said they would do the same.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays starts Aston Martin at 'overweight'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks tread water amid US midterms

(Alliance News) - Caution prevailed in European equities on Wednesday, as investors looked past the midterm elections in the US to Thursday's US inflation reading.

Aviva confident after turbulent third quarter

(Sharecast News) - Aviva reported more positive momentum in its third quarter on Wednesday, with the value of new business in its UK and Ireland life division rising 46% to £466m.

TOP NEWS: Aviva total life sales fall but affirms payout guidance

(Alliance News) - Insurer and wealth manager Aviva PLC on Wednesday backed dividend guidance as it hailed a "consistently strong" trading performance.