Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 looks to end week on high note

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Friday, amid economic gloom in the UK, despite new data showing slight improvements in retail sales and consumer confidence.

TOP NEWS: Legal & General backs annual profit growth expectations

(Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC on Friday said its pension risk transfer business has continued to "perform strongly" with recent new-business wins.

LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sales are better than forecast in October

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were called to open slightly higher on Friday, while new data showed UK retail sales performed better than expected last month.

Legal & General reiterates guidance amid defined-benefit struggles

(Sharecast News) - Legal & General reiterated its full-year guidance in a trading update on Friday, for operating profit growth in line with the 8% it delivered in the first half, and capital generation of £1.8bn.

Britain's insurers become test case for post-Brexit 'unshackling'

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The British government and the Bank of England are reforming insurers' capital rules, seen as a post-Brexit test of UK willingness to "unshackle" the City of London after leaving the European Union.

Bulkamania: dividend upgrades coming

STOXX 600 down 0.6%

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg raises Kainos to 'buy' from 'hold'

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

UK bond turmoil leaves smaller pension schemes with longer-term costs

Smaller schemes may seek more protection with bespoke LDI

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Top asset managers put new exit restrictions on $9.3 bln UK property funds

LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Two of Britain's largest asset managers are deferring withdrawals from funds managing 8.3 billion pounds ($9.28 billion) of UK property, the companies told Reuters on Thursday, in fresh signs of deteriorating sentiment towards UK real estate.

More Capricorn shareholders speak out against NewMed deal

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Kepler Cheuvreux starts Haleon at 'hold'

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

UK fund manager Schroders LDI assets fall by 20 bln stg

Schroders AUM declines by 2.7%, Solutions unit AUM falls by 9%

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How are life insurers coping in LDI storm?

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The focus of a gilt market storm has been around pension schemes' use of liability-driven investments (LDI), many of which are highly leveraged.

What is LDI? Liability-Driven Investment strategy explained

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of England has intervened multiple times in the UK government bond market in the last fortnight to rein in gilt yields, which rocketed after Britain unveiled a welter of tax cuts to be funded by borrowing on markets.

Bank signals readiness to extend bond buying if needed - FT

(Sharecast News) - The Bank of England may extend its backstop programme for the UK government bond market past its 15 October deadline, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the discussions.