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Top US banks face little investor pressure on fossil-fuel financing

April 25 (Reuters) - Top U.S. bank investors gave only slim support on Tuesday to shareholder resolutions calling for the lenders to wind down new fossil fuel financing, setbacks for climate activists who had hoped for new constraints on the oil and gas industries.

Top US banks face calls to wind down fossil-fuel financing

April 25 (Reuters) - Three large US banks face shareholder calls on Tuesday to wind down fossil fuel financing, a balancing act for them and their top investors who are also under political pressure from the other side to maintain support of the oil and gas industries.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

Investors to urge UK firms to protect low-paid workers

Low paid disproportionately hit by high inflation

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Investors to urge UK firms to protect low-paid workers

Low paid disproportionately hit by high inflation

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Major investors back Hammerson in row with Lighthouse

(Sharecast News) - Two major investors have come out in support of shopping centre owner Hammerson amid demands from its biggest shareholder to speed up asset sales and resume dividend payments.

L&G's fund arm to back climate votes at U.S., Canadian banks

Backs time-bound fossil fuel phase out at six banks

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L&G's fund arm to back climate votes at U.S., Canadian banks

Backs time-bound fossil fuel phase out at six banks

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BlackRock calls on clients to rethink hedging strategy after UK pension crisis

LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - BlackRock's liability-driven investment business is urging some smaller UK pension fund clients to stop splitting assets across multiple managers, as it tries to cut the complexity and risks of a strategy that imploded last year.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Liberum cuts National Express to 'sell'

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

FTSE 100 inches up as investors assess Powell's comments; Hiscox gains

Restaurant Group slumps on plans to close restaurants

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mostly down on hawkish Powell comments

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly lower on Wednesday, as investors continued to fret over comments made by the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down, pound below USD1.19 on US rate view

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday, with investors still reeling from surprisingly hawkish comments by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday.

TOP NEWS: Legal & General annual profit rises amid high interest rates

(Alliance News) - Legal & General Plc on Wednesday reported a firm increase in annual profit and a record solvency ratio in its annual report.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks slide as higher US interest rates priced in

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Wednesday morning, after comments by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell put a larger 50-basis-point interest hike at the US central bank's next meeting in March firmly on the radar.