Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Liberum Cuts Wolseley To Hold From Buy

UK lawmakers slam financial watchdog over insurance debacle

By Huw Jones LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator broke its own rules by failing to keep markets orderly when it mishandled the announcement of a review into life insurance policies, lawmakers said on Friday. In a scathing 89-page report, the lawmakers said the F

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks End Lower While Oil, Gold Prices Rally

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Bank of England to quiz fund managers over short-notice redemptions

(Refiles to correct spelling of Bank of Canada's Poloz in advisory line) By David Milliken and Huw Jones LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday that it planned to quiz British asset managers about whether they could cope with a flood of investors asking for

Tuesday broker round-up

Legal&General: Canaccord Genuity reiterates hold and raises target to 290p from 240p. Standard Chartered: JP Morgan Cazenove reiterates overweight and lifts target to 1,250p from 1,050p. Vesuvius: Credit Suisse reiterates underperform and hikes target 460p from 405p. Marks&Spencer: Investec reit

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Deutsche Bank Cuts Centrica To Sell From Hold

Bank of England says will apply new insurance rules "proportionately"

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Friday that it would apply new European Union insurance regulations "proportionately", following industry fears that the central bank might seek to add extra rules for companies based in Britain. The so-called Solvency II rules, which

UPDATE 1-Ex Moore Capital trader jailed in UK's largest insider dealing probe

(Adds details of evidence, quotes, background) By Kirstin Ridley LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - A former trader at U.S. hedge fund Moore Capital was sentenced to 19 months in jail by a London court on Thursday after becoming the third man to plead guilty in Britain's largest insider dea

Ex Moore Capital trader jailed in UK's largest insider dealing probe

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - A former trader at U.S. hedge fund Moore Capital was sentenced to 19 months in jail by a London court and fined 100,000 pounds ($147,370) on Thursday after becoming the third man to plead guilty in Britain's largest insider dealing investigation. Julian Rifat,

Tuesday broker round-up

Aviva: Credit Suisse reiterates outperform and 610p target price. Legal&General: JP Morgan Cazenove ups target to 220p from 212p and reiterates underweight. Glencore: Investec reiterates buy and takes target to 328p from 306p. John Wood Group: Canaccord Genuity reiterates hold and lowers target to

UK BROKER RATINGS: Liberum Raises Bovis Homes To Buy From Hold

UK BROKER RATINGS: HSBC Swaps Rio Tinto For Glencore In Super 10 List

UK MORNING BRIEFING: London Starts Week Of Key Market Events Firmly

Switches, scams, holiday plans? UK pension industry braces for 'Freedom Day'

* Retirees to spend pension pot as they choose from April 6 * Concern of advice gap, that some may opt to blow cash * Firms jockey for position, insurers set to lose more business By Carolyn Cohn EDINBURGH, March 13 (Reuters) - Weeks before Britons get free rein over how t

Legal & General arm buys 50 pct stake in MediaCityUK in Manchester

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Legal & General Capital, a unit of UK insurer Legal & General, said on Tuesday it has bought a 50 percent stake in Peel Group's MediaCityUK scheme in Manchester. MediaCityUK, a UK media campus that is valued at 503 million pounds ($757 million), aims to be a bro