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Legal & General is a leading UK-based financial services business, with over 10 million customers across the world.
We deliver financial solutions and services that help people to plan for their future. Our businesses help people achieve financial security by building retirement income, protecting their homes and families and enabling them to save for the future. We aim to be socially and economically useful in society, working closely with government, industry bodies and charities to help people have good housing, live healthy lives and enjoy good levels of income in retirement.

This is our social purpose: we understand people’s financial needs, pool risk and help society by reducing the pressure on public finances.

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Legal & General's Fundamentals (LGEN)

Quintain Estates and Development Plc sell 15,933,832 shares in L&G.

Profits up http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=5145866

Quantum Pharma Plc go below 3%.

LEGAL & GENERAL COMPLETES SALE OF EGYPTIAN LIFE INSURANCE JOINT VENTURE TO AXA

As previously announced on the 13 July 2015, Legal & General Group plc ("Legal & General") and Commercial International Bank SAE (CIB) have today jointly announced the completion of the sale of Commercial International Life Insurance Company SAE (CIL) to AXA. Our proceeds from the sale are $54m USD.

Legal & General is disposing of non-core businesses, and focusing on core activities where we believe we can achieve significant scale and attractive returns on capital. We are in the process of disposing of Legal & General France, and have disposed of Legal & General Ireland.
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"Legal & General is disposing of non-core businesses, and focusing on core activities where we believe we can achieve significant scale and attractive returns on capital."

I do hope that doesn't mean putting more eggs into much fewer baskets, no they know better then that..don't they.

Broker Forecast - Barclays Capital issues a broker note on Legal & General Group PLC

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Barclays Capital today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Legal & General Group PLC (LON:LGEN) and raised its price target to 302p (from 294p).

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For what it's worth.

A buy recky.. for what it's worth http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=5190594

How dare they cut their TP!

Yeah.. the peasants -):

What a good decision IMHO http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=5193694

Mark Gregory announces his intention to retire from Legal & General

Broker Forecast - Berenberg issues a broker note on Legal & General Group PLC

Berenberg today reaffirms its under review investment rating on Legal & General Group PLC (LON:LGEN) and cut its price target to 276p (from 310p).

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So what the yearly high is 296p

The best of the insurers today @+6.7%.

Barclays Capital Overweight 224.70 298.00 298.00 Reiterates

Yes Skinny LG have been very good to me today.. get the "strength of the Insurance companies around you" -):

Stan - I paid just under a quid for these so the recent fall has been painful - but still up 125% plus dividends :-)

Yes them and the Grid are probably two of the best outfits to invest and trade in.

Agreed Stan.

L&G Full Year Results 2015 Part 1

NET CASH UP 14%, ROE1 17.7%, DIVIDENDS UP 19%

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

· NET CASH GENERATION UP 14% TO £1,256M (2014: £1,104M)
· OPERATING PROFIT UP 14% TO £1,455M (2014: £1,275M)
· PROFIT AFTER TAX UP 10% TO £1,094M (2014: £992M)
· ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE2 UP 11% TO 18.58P (2014: 16.70P)
· FULL YEAR DIVIDEND UP 19% TO 13.40P PER SHARE (2014: 11.25P)
· SOLVENCY II SURPLUS3 OF £5.5BN: COVERAGE RATIO OF 169%
· ECONOMIC CAPITAL SURPLUS OF £7.6BN: COVERAGE RATIO OF 230%

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS:

· LGIM AUM UP 8% TO £746.1BN (2014: £693.7BN)
· LGIM EXTERNAL AUM NET FLOWS OF £37.7BN (2014: £7.5BN)
· LGR NEW BUSINESS OF £2.9BN (2014: £6.6BN)
· GROUP-WIDE DIRECT INVESTMENTS UP 22% TO £7.0BN (2014: £5.7BN)
· UK RETAIL PROTECTION PREMIUMS UP 5% TO £1,112M (2014: £1,056M)
· LGA PREMIUMS UP 6% TO $1,183M (2014: $1,117M)

Panmure Gordon Buy 232.45 305.00 305.00 Reiterates

JP Morgan Cazenove Underweight 236.20 206.00 216.00 Reiterates