Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

UPDATE 1-Co-op Group scraps general insurance sale plan

By Steve Slater LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Co-operative Group has scrapped the sale of its general insurance business following a restructuring deal which means it does not have to contribute as much capital to its struggling bank as initially envisaged. The business had be

Sunday newspaper round-up: Lloyds, Tesco, Mothercare, Legal & General

The government could sell its next batch of Lloyds Banking Group shares as early as mid-February, the Sunday Telegraph said. The sale would be a book-build for institutional investors followed by a large offer to retail investors. Labour leader Ed Miliband's call for the breakup of Britain's biggest

L&G wants to build five new British towns over next decade

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Insurance group Legal & General wants to build five new towns across Britain over the next ten years at a cost of up to 5 billion pounds ($8.22 billion), the company's chief executive told the Sunday Times. The firm, which manages 440 billion pounds in assets glo

UK BROKER RATING CHANGES: Goldman Raises View On Insurance Sector

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:
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SOCGEN STARTS MORRISON WITH 'SELL' - TARGET 200 PENCE
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SOCGEN CUTS PRICE TARGET TESCO TO 270 (290) PENCE -

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan cuts target price from 544p to 529p, while its overweight rating remains unchanged. Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 586p to 540p and reiterates a buy recommendation. UBS lowers target price from 540p to 520p and keeps a buy recommendation. Ashtead Gr

UPDATE: UK BROKER RATING CHANGES: Deutsche Bank Cuts View On Mining Sector

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:
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FTSE 100
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BERENBERG RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 3600 (3430) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ASTRAZENE

UK BROKER RATING CHANGES: Deutsche Bank Cuts View On Miners

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:
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FTSE 100
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BERENBERG RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 3600 (3430) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ASTRAZENE

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Admiral Group: Citi ups target price from 1220p to 1256p and reiterates a neutral rating. Afren: Nomura increases target price from 170p to 210p and stays with its neutral rating. Alternative Networks: Westhouse Securities increases target price from 445p to 540p reiterating its add rating. Amlin

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Legal & General Group Executives Buy Shares

London open: Markets flat ahead of busy week, PMIs in focus

- Services PMIs on tap, Chinese data weakens - RSA leads financials higher - Retailers in focus ahead of trading update, M&S falls techMARK 2,787.71 -0.03% FTSE 100 6,727.98 -0.04% FTSE 250 16,028.46 +0.05% UK markets opened broadly flat on Monday morning with gains in the financial sector offset

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Legal & General Group Chairman, Non-Executives Acquire Shares

UPDATE 1-Pension funds hive off record amount of old-age risk

* Record year takes longevity market issuance to 25.1 bln * Final salary pension schemes drive growing market * Record 3.2 bln stg deal for BAE Systems * AstraZeneca, Carillion, Bentley also come to market By Simon Jessop and Jemima Kelly LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - T

CORRECTED-Pension funds hive off record amount of long-life risk

(Clarifies definition of buy-out and buy-in in paragraphs 17 and 18) * Record year takes longevity market issuance to 25.1 bln * Final salary pension schemes drive growing market * Record 3.2 bln stg deal for BAE Systems * AstraZeneca, Carillion, Bentley also come to marke

L&G makes $276.56 million UK infrastructure investments

LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - British insurance group Legal & General has invested 169 million pounds ($276.56 million) in UK infrastructure assets including a chain of care homes and a planned new hospital L&G said on Friday it has acquired 13 care homes from Prestbury Investments for around

London close: Stocks surge to two-and-a-half-week high after Fed taper

- FTSE 100 at highest since December 2nd after Fed taper - Fed scales back stimulus, gives guidance on rates - Carnival jumps late on after FY results - Pharmaceutical and life insurance stocks rise techMARK 2,735.02 +1.40% FTSE 100 6,584.70 +1.43% FTSE 250 15,589.95 +1.45% UK stocks surged to a t