Legal & General to cut around 1,000 jobs by mid-2027 Boss Antonio Simoes told staff in an email on Wednesday that the company needs to ‘become a leaner organisation’. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Legal & General to cut 1,000 jobs by mid-2027 Programme will initially involve voluntary redundancies in the UK but the insurance and pensions firm will consider mandatory job cuts depending on the take-up The Guardian - UK · Sep 23
FTSE 100 drifts as miners offset JD Sports tumble The FTSE 100 index closed up just 4.81 points at 10,748.16. Evening Standard · Aug 20
Oil price moves higher as insurers hold back FTSE Oil prices pushed up once more with the US and Iran appearing to not make much progress towards a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Evening Standard · Aug 11
Legal & General Group Touts £5B Returns, Streamlined Strategy at AGM Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) used its 2026 annual general meeting to highlight progress on its strategy to become a “simpler, growing, and better-connected” business, while also marking major leadership changes at the board and executive level. Chair Sir John Kingman, presiding over his fin MarketBeat · May 21
FTSE 100 shrugs off political drama as oil price dips The FTSE 100 closed up 47.58 points, 0.5%, at 10,372.93. Evening Standard · May 14
FTSE 100 edges lower amid renewed US-Iran tension US President Donald Trump continued to strike a defiant tone as the US-Iran conflict continued amid the ongoing ceasefire. Evening Standard · Apr 23
BP facing tense clash over climate transparency and shareholder rights at AGM The oil major could face investor dissent on several fronts during the meeting at its Sunbury-on-Thames hub in Surrey. Evening Standard · Apr 22
FTSE 100 falls as Iran war lifts inflation fears The FTSE 100 index closed down 58.47 points, 0.6%, at 10,353.77. Evening Standard · Mar 11
Legal & General London office windows smashed and doused in red paint Moorgate office has red paint splattered and windows smashed The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025
Stocks slide and pound dives as bond yields spike The FTSE 100 index closed down 79.65 points at 9,116.69. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Legal & General to sell US protection arm for £1.8bn The London-listed life insurance and pensions firm saw shares jump higher in early trading on Friday as a result. Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025
L&G warns housebuilding drive needs decade to tackle housing crisis at current pace Group taps Greater Manchester Pension Fund to boost coffers but warns push for affordable homes must move faster The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024
Legal & General to expand pensions and sell housebuilder Cala Insurance and asset management group’s new chief promises a ‘simpler’ business, focused on three divisions The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024 Public health expert lambasts UK government as fund to tackle inequality launches Sir Michael Marmot wants cuts reversed as fund backed by L&G and his research institute opens to support local initiatives
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024 ‘We’re hugely worried’: UK private pension rule changes disrupt retirement plans Banned from making transfers or told they must wait to retire, older people tell of fears for their life savings
iMore · Feb 27, 2024 Apple may be forced to reveal its AI plans to shareholders, as pressure is building internally for more transparency A handful of big Apple shareholders may force the company to reveal its AI plans for future devices prematurely.
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023 Rent resentment: how the bank of mum and dad is causing a social divide in the capital As Gen Z grapples with the fact they may never own a home in London, the "affluenza" of friends who have had property bought for them is causing relationships to sour, says Maddy Mussen
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023 ‘Bank of family’ to help a record number of UK house buys this year Affordability problems for first-time buyers mean parents, grandparents and siblings are stepping in to help
Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2023 UK economy defying the ‘moaners and groaners’, Legal & General chief says Legal & General boss Sir Nigel Wilson decried the levels of “moaning and groaning” about a UK economy that has proved more resilient than expected over the past 18 months.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023 Rent-free revival: ‘dead’ Poole shopping street brought back to life Landlord’s injection of imagination on Kingland Crescent helps independent retailers thrive – and offers a template for other high streets
Birmingham Post · Jul 10, 2023 United Utilities agrees £1.8bn deal with Legal & General The move comes after United Utilities defended its financial position in the wake of the unfolding situation at counterpart Thames Water
Belfast Live · Jun 6, 2023 Funding secured for new 'build to rent' apartments in Titanic Quarter The Loft Lines development will consist of 627 build to rent apartments and 81 social homes
Bristol Post · May 12, 2023 L&G to close modular homes factory but Bristol project will continue The development at Lockleaze has been heralded as an achievement by the Mayor of Bristol
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023 Legal & General halts new production at modular homes factory near Leeds Group tells staff it will let most of them go, as it considers options for loss-making factory