Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

Britain's FTSE edges up, helped by miner rally

* Blue chip FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct * Dollar falls after U.S. Fed minutes, miners gain * Kingfisher, Kaz Minerals up after results (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)

British firms face higher bill to escape growing pension black hole

* Vote to quit European Union worsens pension deficit * Some companies hand off the burden to insurers * Brexit makes such a move more expensive By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Britain's vote to leave the European Union and a subsequent interest

Britain's FTSE gains as miners rally

(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) * Blue chip FTSE 100 up 0.2 pct * Dollar falls after U.S. Fed minutes, miners gain * Kingfisher, Kaz Minerals up after resultsRead more

Legal&General to invest in US infrastructure for the first time

(ShareCast News) - Legal & General announced its first foray into the US market for infrastructure investments with a deal in California. The insurance and pensions group would invest $100m to expand the University of California´s campus in Merced County, as part of a larger $660m funding deal in

CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-L&G kicks off U.S. infrastructure push with university deal

(Company corrected statement to make clear the $100 mln L&G financing is part of a $660 mln package, not a $760 mln package) LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - British insurer Legal & General has agreed its first infrastructure deal in the United States, investing around $100 million to help the U

Thursday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Astrazeneca: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 5600p. Legal & General: RBC maintains outperform with a 300p target. Lloyds: JP Morgan reiterates neutral with a 62p target. Centamin: RBC stays at speculative risk with a 190p target. Staffline: Berenberg reiterates

EXTRA: Platform Sale Called "Excellent Deal" For Legal & General

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Legal & General Sells Investment Platforms To Aegon

Legal & General sells Cofunds platform to Aegon

(ShareCast News) - Legal & General Group has agreed the sale of its Cofunds investment platform to Aegon for £140m. The acquisition, which includes the Investor Portfolio Service (IPS) platform as well as Cofunds' retail and institutional business, will increase the Solvency II surplus by £125m

UPDATE 1-Aegon 2nd-quarter earnings miss forecasts, reviews U.S. operations

(Adds CEO quote, more results figures) AMSTERDAM, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Dutch-based insurer Aegon NV is reviewing parts of its business in the United States, it said on Thursday, after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed estimates, partly due to adverse claims in the U.S. Pre

Directors dealings: Legal&General director picks up shares

(ShareCast News) - Legal & General independent director Julia Wilson picked up 7,320 shares in the life insurer she helps run at a price of 206p each, for a total consideration of £15,084.18. In the previous session, the firm announced that operating profits jumped 10% during the first half of the y

DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Legal & General Non-Executive Buys Shares

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks Extend Rally Despite Brent Nearing USD44

Wednesday newspaper share tips: Regus, Standard Life

(ShareCast News) - Regus appears to be on to something with its flexible business model and markets have caught on, the Financial Times´s Lex column said. Its stock was trading near its 2016 high on a price-to-earnings multiple of close to 25. The real estate firm not only owns its properties,

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks Consolidate Gains After Four-Day Rally