Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

Glass Lewis recommends vote against Capricorn board, NewMed merger

Big question mark over Capricorn's planned merger with NewMed

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Legal & General Chair John Kingman to become chair of Barclays Bank UK

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC and Legal & General Group PLC on Monday said L&G Chair John Kingman will join the board of Barclays as a non-executive director on June 1 and will become the next chair of Barclays Bank UK PLC.

L&G plans to vote against Capricorn leadership and NewMed merger

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Asset manager Legal & General plans to take the rare step of voting to oust energy group Capricorn's senior leadership and halt its planned merger with NewMed, according to a company document seen by Reuters.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies likes Inchcape; HSBC cuts Clarkson

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Lloyds but raises Barclays

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

Investors back call for UK firms to support low-paid workers

Aviva Investors, LGIM among those to join campaign

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Panmure and Goldman Sachs cut boohoo from 'buy'

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 gains capped by falling oil prices

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Friday, but falling prices hit oil majors, keeping a lid on the FTSE 100's progress.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks pick up and pound firms against dollar

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were higher by midday on Friday, managing to shake off a gloomy economic backdrop, while the pound got a boost from market acceptance of Thursday's UK government budget.

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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