Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts L&G, St James's price target

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane raises Segro; Goldman likes Aston Martin

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

UK's L&G agrees 1.8 billion pound pensions buy-in with United Utilities

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Legal & General said on Tuesday it had agreed a 1.8 billion pound pensions buy-in with FTSE 100 company United Utilities, part of a growing trend of businesses offloading pension scheme risk to insurers.

Asset managers "backtracked on climate resolutions at oil major AGMs"

(Alliance News) - Some of the UK's largest investors have been accused of backtracking on their support for a climate resolution at oil majors' annual general meetings this year.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC says 'buy' AstraZeneca but 'reduce' GSK

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

Britain's 50-billion pound pensions gamble could put savers in fresh peril

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Britain's financial services industry has broadly cheered fresh government proposals to jumpstart the economy by channelling 50 billion pounds ($64.5 billion) of pension fund cash into fledgling firms, but the plans could backfire on savers, experts said.

UK pension funds back next phase of post-Brexit City shake up

Private pensions pledge up to 50 billion pounds

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Allergy Therapeutics appoints new CFO; interim CFO to leave in August

(Alliance News) - Allergy Therapeutics PLC on Monday said it has promoted Group Financial Controller Shaun Furlong to chief financial officer.

Hunt to outline "evolutionary" pension funds investment reforms for UK

(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will promise "evolutionary not revolutionary" reforms to get pension funds making billions of pounds of riskier investments in fast-growing firms to boost economic growth.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down; eyes on China slowdown, Fed minutes

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday amid a solidly risk-off mood following a slew of weak economic data, including from the world's second-largest economy.

Legal & General confirms five-year targets

(Sharecast News) - Legal & General Group reiterated its five-year growth targets on Wednesday, as it confirmed that recently introduced accountancy changes would not have any impact.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks head lower before Fed minutes

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Wednesday, amid fears of slowing growth in China, and escalating tension between the two world's largest economies.

TOP NEWS: Legal & General says on track to achieve five-year plan

(Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC on Wednesday set out a confident outlook and said it enjoyed a busy first-half of pension risk transfer dealings.

LONDON BRIEFING: L&G confident; Supreme wins "significant" vaping pact

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to open lower on Wednesday, as investors assess weaker Chinese economic data, and look ahead to the release of the latest US Federal Reserve meeting minutes.

UK life insurers' exposure to Thames Water is 'minimal', Citi says

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Citi pointed out on Thursday that the UK life insurance sector's direct exposure to Thames Water was "minimal".