if you 'buy the rumor and sell the news, is all this rain a rumor?
these two shares are stuck between interims maybe worth a quick .10p short?

more rain forecast, or don't they pay out claims anymore?

New high this morning @199.90p and trying to break £2.

L&G Half-year Results 2013 - Part 1

Part 2

Part 3


DIVIDENDS UP 22% AND EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 13%
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - STRONG PERFORMANCE:

· OPERATIONAL CASH GENERATION UP 14% TO £537M (H1 2012: £471M)
NET CASH GENERATION UP 23% TO £500M (H1 2012: £407M)

· OPERATING PROFIT UP 10% TO £571M (H1 2012: £518M)

· PROFIT BEFORE TAX UP 13% TO £592M (H1 2012: £523M)
PROFIT AFTER TAX UP 15% TO £464M (H1 2012: £405M)

· EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 13% TO 7.82P (H1 2012: 6.93P)

· RETURN ON EQUITY1 16.8% (H1 2012: 15.8%)

· INTERIM DIVIDEND UP 22% TO 2.40P PER SHARE (H1 2012: 1.96P PER SHARE)

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS - ACCELERATING GROWTH:

· LGIM GROSS FLOWS UP 66% TO £24.9BN; NET FLOWS UP 100% TO £8.0BN
LGIM AUM £433BN (FY 2012: £406BN)

· BULK ANNUITY SALES £670M (H1 2012: £67M)
INDIVIDUAL ANNUITY SALES UP 44% TO £754M (H1 2012: £522M)

· SAVINGS AUA AFTER ACQUISITION OF COFUNDS £111BN2 (FY 2012: £70BN)

· UK PROTECTION GROSS PREMIUMS UP 3% TO £689M (H1 2012: £672M)
US PROTECTION GROSS PREMIUMS UP 10% TO $503M (H1 2012: $456M)
GENERAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS UP 10% TO £183M (H1 2012: £166M)

Thanks Skinny, I must have another look at this sector.

These are up 99% for me - hopefully 100+% on this update.

Up 100%?.. Is that all -):

Well it has taken since August 2011! :-)

Prime Markets Buy 204.45 215.00 215.00 Reiterates

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Neutral 204.45 195.00 195.00 Reiterates

A change of heart since yesterday.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Neutral 201.90 201.90 195.00 210.00 Retains

Ricardo Group Plc go under 5%.

Citigroup Neutral 196.20 196.20 181.00 210.00 Retains

Wrong info post -):

Stan - its LGEN that have gone under 3% of Findel Plc!

RNS

Thanks Skinny, good job someone's awake -):

Goldman Sachs Neutral 200.60 200.70 195.00 205.00 Reiterates

Canaccord Genuity Hold 200.50 200.70 180.00 215.00 Reiterates

Post tech boom high @207.50p.

And again @210.90p

New high @218.10p

Trading Statement tomorrow.

Q3 IMS - Part 1

Q3 IMS - Part 2

NET CASH UP 20%. STRONG PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS.

GROUP HIGHLIGHTS:

• OPERATIONAL CASH GENERATION Q3 YTD UP 11% TO £780M (Q3 2012: £702M)
• NET CASH GENERATION Q3 YTD UP 20% TO £740M (Q3 2012: £616M)

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS:

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (LGIM)

• Q3 GROSS INFLOWS UP 71% TO £15.4BN (Q3 2012: £9.0BN)
YTD GROSS INFLOWS UP 65% TO £42.1BN (Q3 YTD 2012: £25.5BN)

• TOTAL AUM UP TO £443BN (H1 2013: £433BN)
INTERNATIONAL AUM UP TO £57BN (H1 2013: £52BN)

LEGAL & GENERAL RETIREMENT (LGR)
· Q3 ANNUITY PREMIUMS UP 199% TO £2.3BN (Q3 2012: £0.8BN)

· YTD ANNUITY PREMIUMS UP 174% TO £3.7BN (Q3 YTD 2012: £1.3BN)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY (LGAS)
· RETAIL PROTECTION Q3 SALES UP 11% TO £40M (Q3 2012: £36M)

· COFUNDS AUA INCREASED TO £58BN (H1 2013: £54BN)

LEGAL & GENERAL AMERICA (LGA)
· US PROTECTION Q3 SALES UP 13% TO $43M (Q3 2012: $38M)

LEGAL & GENERAL CAPITAL (LGC)
· DIRECT INVESTMENTS INCREASED TO £2.1BN (H1 2013: £1.7BN)

Buy 213.10 213.10 225.00 255.00 Retains