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Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - B&M European Value: Retail Jefferies reiterates buy with a 330p target and Citigroup keeps at buy with a target of 345p. Standard Life: Jefferies stays at buy with a 403p target. United Utilities: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a target price of 1020p and Exane BNP Paribas

Standard Life says group assets up 2.1 pct in first quarter

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Insurer and asset manager Standard Life said on Monday that total assets under administration rose 2.1 percent to 314 billion pounds ($455.33 billion) during the quarter to end-March, boosted by market and currency moves. Net inflows into the firm's various produc

TOP NEWS: Standard Life First Quarter Assets Under Administration Rise

Financials lead gains as interest rate curves steepen, pound pops higher

(ShareCast News) - Financials led gains in London, over on the Continent and across the Pond too, as interest rate futures continued to progressively - albeit only modestly - price-in a higher probability of a US central bank rate hike in the very near-term, perhaps as soon as the next month. As of

Standard Life faces investor ire over executive pay

* Nearly a quarter of votes cast against pay report * Latest British company criticised over boardroom remuneration * CEO moved to cede some of his long-term bonus * Higher pay partly due to shift away from insurance -chairman By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, May 17 (Reuters)

Regus Joins Standard Life In Facing Shareholder Protest On Pay

Standard Life Backs Remaining In EU, Shareholders Protest Pay

Standard Life shareholders overwhelmingly back pay report

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - An overwhelming majority of shareholders in Standard Life have backed the investment group's 2015 remuneration report. At the annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday, 77.69 percent of shareholders voted for the report and 22.31 percent voted against. (Reportin

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Boosted By Asset Management, Standard Life Wins S&P Rating Increase

Market volatility after Brexit would hit L&G, Standard Life-Moody's

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Legal & General and Standard Life are among insurers most exposed to market volatility if there is a vote for Britain to leave the European Union and their solvency levels could suffer, ratings agency Moody's said on Thursday. "We expect to see volatility in finan

Oil refiners, gas producers face higher costs from climate laws - report

By Susanna Twidale LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Oil refiners and gas producers could face higher production costs if countries use a high carbon price to follow through promises made at last year's global climate summit in Paris, research showed on Thursday. The landmark Paris Agreement

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Standard Life acquires AXA's Elevate

(ShareCast News) - Standard Life added more than 160,000 new customers and £9.8bn of assets under administration on Wednesday, announcing the acquisition of Elevate from AXA UK. The FTSE 100 firm said Elevate - registered as AXA Portfolio Services - would enhance its position as a platform provider

TOP NEWS: Standard Life To Acquire AXA's Elevate Wrap Platform