Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks Hit As EU Slashes Growth Forecasts

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Oil Stocks Down As Oil Price Hits 4-Year Low

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Broker Berenberg is advising investors to take cover in Legal & General after the insurer and pension provider doubled its annuity sales target for 2014 despite turbulence caused by a UK government pension shake-up. Berenberg has a 'buy' recommendation on L&G with a 265p price target. Analysts at Sw

UPDATE: Legal & General Reports Jump In Net Cash Generation

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UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Imperial Tobacco Gains As Oil Stocks Slide

London midday: Stocks erase gains after UK construction data, Eurozone growth forecasts

A slowdown in UK construction expansion and downgrades to Eurozone growth forecasts hit UK stocks on Tuesday morning, with the FTSE 100 having erased early gains by lunchtime. Well-received results from Imperial Tobacco, Associated British Foods and Legal & General weren't enough to prop up the benc

UPDATE: MARKET COMMENT: Oil Stocks Weigh On Indices As Brent Hits 4-Year Low

MARKET COMMENT: Oil Stocks Weigh On Indices As Brent Hits 4-Year Low

Berenberg says 'buy' Legal & General on buoyant annuities

Broker Berenberg is advising investors to take cover in Legal & General after the insurer and pension provider doubled its annuity sales target for 2014 despite turbulence caused by a UK government pension shake-up. L&G on Tuesday said its retirement arm completed £3.9bn of annuity sales in the nine

UPDATE 1-Corporate sales help Legal & General offset pension reform hit

(Adds background, CFO comment, analyst comment, share price) By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - British life insurer and pensions group Legal & General said it generated 12 percent more cash in the first nine months of 2014 than a year ago, as corporate annuity sales helped cus

London open: FTSE rises as earnings impress, but oil stocks fall

The UK stock market opened tentatively on Tuesday, with declines in the energy sector offsetting some well-received results from blue chips Legal & General, Associated British Foods and Imperial Tobacco. The FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 6,503 in early deals. However, upside was being limited by falls fr

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Legal & General, Imperial Tobacco Start Strongly

MARKET COMMENT: London To Open Lower Ahead Of UK Construction PMI

Legal & General Reports Jump In Net Cash Generation