Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

LONDON BRIEFING: L&G profit falls on investments; M&S outlook rosy

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to edge up at Tuesday's open, as investors weigh the latest economic data from the UK and Asia.

Legal & General hikes dividend after solid first half

(Sharecast News) - Financial service company Legal & General reported a robust first-half performance on Tuesday, as it made progress toward its five-year ambitions set for 2020-2024.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan lifts Rolls-Royce; RBC cuts Unite

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

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.