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Legal and General fell sharply after Osborne announced in today's Budget that there will be a "radical change" to the pension system, as a result of which half a million people will no longer have to buy an annuity, Elissa Bayer, Senior Investment Director at Investec Wealth & Investment explained.
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LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in UK annuity providers plummeted Wednesday after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne did away with compulsory annuities, giving people far more control over how they manage their pensions as they plan for retirement. Legal & General Group PLC saw its
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes have fallen in the wake of George Osborne's 2014 UK budget, with annuity providers and the traditional betting companies coming under pressure after a shake up of pension rules and a rise in gaming machine duties. The FTSE 100 is do
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LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - UK insurance companies were hit on Wednesday by government plans to scrap a requirement that pension savings be used to buy an annuity. Legal & General, Aviva, Standard Life and Prudential were all down between 2.5 percent and 8 percent after UK finance ministe
Read moreHousehold goods and home construction stocks were making gains on Wednesday in the aftermath of George Osborne's 2014 Budget, in which he unveiled a number of stimulus measures to boost activity in the housing market. However, the life insurance sector was trading in the red as investors reacted ne
Read moreThe central bank must focus on both financial stability and inflation. To concentrate just on the latter could turn into a dangerous distraction. In particular, officials must watch against excessive risk-taking amidst an environment of predictably low interest rates, as occurred before the last fin
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Smith & Nephew PLC Tuesday said Chief Legal Officer John Campo exercised options over 50,000 shares at an exercise price of 547 pence per share under the company share plan Monday and sold the shares at 927.5 pence each. Following this transaction, Campo holds 116,3
Read moreLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - British insurer Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) has bought a portfolio of low-cost housing for 252 million pounds ($419 million), continuing an investment drive into UK infrastructure. The investment is in tune with British government policy to court private-sec
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:
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JEFFERIES CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 280 (290) PENCE - 'BUY'
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GOLDMAN RAISES PRUDENTIAL PRICE TARGET TO 1600
Barclays: Nomura reduces target price from 305p to 285p staying with its buy recommendation. Investec lowers target price from 305p to 295p and keeps its buy recommendation. Ferrexpo: Westhouse Securities increases target price from 190p to 220p and reiterates a buy recommendation. F&C Asset Manag
Read moreStrong results from Prudential gave the life insurance sector a lift on Wednesday after the company impressed with a decent increase in the dividend as profits came in at the top end of analysts' estimates. Even though Prudential was the only life insurance stock to register gains in London, its w
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC Tuesday said Ian Wilson, a person connected to non-executive Director Julia Wilson, bought 4,914 shares in the company at a price of 233.08 pence per share. The company said the shares would be held in an ISA via an external nominee.
Read moreBy Jemima Kelly LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - British pension providers will do more to ensure customers get the best deal when they retire by providing advice and helping them shop around for annuities, the insurance industry's trade body pledged on Monday. The Association of British
Read moreShares in insurer Aviva soared after investors celebrated a better-than-expected set of 2013 results as its turnaround under Chief Executive Mark Wilson saw encouraging progress. Operating profits rose 6% year-on-year to £2,049m, some 3% ahead of the consensus estimate of £1,988m. Panmure Gordon w
Read moreLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - British life insurance and pensions provider Legal & General has bought a portfolio of 55 properties let to state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland in a 550 million pound ($920.18 million) deal, it said on Thursday. The portfolio, which includes private bank Coutts's
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