(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended mixed on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 held back by falls in AstraZeneca plus uninspiring data, while mid-caps prospered amid rate cut hopes. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 faltered, but European peers climbed and US stocks are called to open higher, with focus turning to US jobs data and the outcome of a key vote over in France. Read More
(Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC said profit growth in 2024 will be in line with the guidance it provided back in June, as the insurer on Wednesday holds a "deep dive" for investors about its Institutional Retirement business. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 opened in the red on Wednesday, underperforming European peers, with the CAC 40 marching on despite uncertainty hanging over the French government. Read More
Legal & General Group PLC - London-based insurer and asset manager - Completes the share buyback programme it launched in June, raising nearly GBP200.0 million via the purchase of 88.8 million shares at an average of 225.14 pence per share. The buyback was conducted by Barclays Capital Securities Ltd on the company's behalf, and Legal & General plans to carry out similar buyback programmes for 2025 to 2027. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities were higher solidly on Friday afternoon ahead of a key US jobs report, with the FTSE 100 clawing back some post-budget weakness, and the pound nudging above the USD1.29 mark despite weak UK data. Read More
(Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC on Tuesday named a new head of its asset management business, following the strategic shake-up announced in June. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 closed firmly in the green on Thursday, but eased slightly from early Fed-inspired highs, as the Bank of England suggested a more sober pace of rate cuts than its US peer. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 retreated on Wednesday, as an interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve closed in, with the magnitude of the expected rate cut in doubt. Read More
(Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to sell its housebuilding unit Cala Group to funds managed by Sixth Street Partners and Patron Capital. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is called to open lower on Wednesday, as investors digest a UK inflation reading, and look ahead to a US interest rate decision later. Read More
Legal & General Group PLC - London-based insurer and asset manager - Appoints Clare Bousfield to its board as independent non-executive director from December 1. She is the former chief financial officer of London-based investment manager M&G PLC, a fellow FTSE 100 constituent. She is currently a non-executive director of health insurance company British United Provident Association Ltd, known as Bupa. Read More
