Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

Chesnara FY profit jumps on Dutch insurance deal

March 29 (Reuters) - Chesnara Plc, an insurance-focused takeover specialist, reported on Thursday a surge in full-year pretax profit, driven by strength in its domestic business and gains from its

Belvoir Lettings Non-Exec Leeming Leaves, Hires New Non-Executive

LONDON (Alliance News) - Property franchise Belvoir Lettings PLC said Monday that Non-Executive Director Michael Leeming will be leaving the company after five Stoop, who has

Legal & General Increases Vectura Stake To 3.7% From Below 3% (ALLISS)

LONDON (Alliance News) - Vectura Group PLC said Tuesday FTSE 100-listed insurer and asset manager Legal & General Group PLC increased its stake in the pharmaceutical firm

Legal & General CEO pay drops by a third to 3.5 mln stg

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Legal & General Chief Executive Nigel Wilson was paid 3.5 million pounds ($4.86 million) in 2017, a drop of 36 percent from a on

TOP NEWS: Legal & General Nears GBP1 Trillion In Managed Assets

LONDON (Alliance News) - Financial services provider Legal & General Group PLC on Wednesday reported record operating profit in 2017 as it nears GBP1.00 of assets a

UPDATE 1-Slowing improvement in UK life expectancy boosts Legal & General FY profit

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - A slowdown in improvements in life expectancy in Britain boosted insurer Legal & General's 2017

Legal & General FY operating profit beats forecast, up 32 pct

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - British insurer Legal & General reported an above-forecast 32 percent rise in 2017 operating profit of 2.1 billion pounds ($2.92 it by a

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 7

March 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 18 points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. * IAG: The chief executive of British IAG is a

London close: FTSE falls on dollar dip, ex-divs and tendency to gold safety

(ShareCast News) - London equities limped to a lower close Thursday, pulled down by a trinity of factors including dollar weakness, a tendency to safe-haven gold and ex-dividend stocks. These combined to see the FTSE 100 down 0.34% to 7,277.92, and the FTSE 250 down -0.65%% to 18,705.72. Both ladder

London close: FTSE gains on financials as US consumer inflation surprises

(ShareCast News) - London stocks ended Wednesday higher as investors considered news that UK's jobless rate held steady at end-2016, with forecast-busting US inflation numbers helping boost global markets led north by financials. The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.47% or 33.85 points at 7,302.41, s

FTSE hits 1-month high on stronger financials and miners

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 closed 0.5 pct higher * Mid-caps and small-caps hit all-time highs * Banks, insurers lead gains after Yellen comments<

Britain's FTSE boosted by banks and insurers

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct * FTSE 250 hits all-time high, up 0.1 pct * Banks, insurers lead gains after Yellen comments * TUI do

MOVES-Ex-Newton CEO Helena Morrissey joins Legal & General fund unit

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Helena Morrissey, ex-chief executive of Newton Investment Management and a leading City campaigner for gender equality, is to join the fund arm of insurer Legal & General as head of personal investing. Morrissey will join Legal & General Investment Management, whi

Sector movers: Miners boosted by yuan strength

(ShareCast News) - Miners and oil related companies were leading the pack north after China's currency rose for a second day, boosting prices for most commodities. As of 0720 GMT the onshore yuan was trading at 6.8120 against the US dollar and was up by 0.80% against the greenback, its best level si

TOP NEWS: Legal & General Hires Ernst & Young's Jeff Davies To Be CFO