Legal & General News

UK Closer to Mandatory CO2 Disclosures With New Guidelines

The UK just moved a step closer to requiring companies to provide detailed statements on future carbon emissions reductions that will include both their operations and supply chains. The Transition Plan Taskforce, an initiative started by the UK Treasury and …

Legal & General’s CEO Says UK Must Speed Up Reforms to Lure Investors

The UK needs to accelerate reforms to help attract more investments, according to Legal & General Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Nigel Wilson. The Mansion House speeches on policy reforms in July have been very positive, but the government needs …

UK Pension Funds Back Next Phase of Post-Brexit Shakeup in City of London

Aviva, Legal & General and seven other pension firms intend to invest 50 billion pounds ($64 billion) in unlisted companies by 2030 to help the City of London remain a competitive global finance center after Brexit, finance minister Jeremy Hunt …

Legal & General Hires Santander’s Simoes as CEO

British insurer Legal & General has hired Banco Santander’s António Simões as its new CEO, it said on Thursday, replacing Nigel Wilson. Simões, who has been regional head of Europe for Santander since September 2020, will take up his position …

MOVEit Cyber Attack Hits UK Printing Firm Used by Insurers, Brokers and Banks

A UK printing firm that sends mail for clients ranging from major health-insurance providers to multinational banks was a victim of the extensive MOVEit cyberattack. Adare SEC confirmed to Bloomberg News on Monday that it was hit by the MOVEit …

ESG Backlash Overshadows Power to Drive Better Returns: UK’s Biggest Fund Manager

The politicization of the acronym ESG risks overshadowing its power to drive returns for shareholders, according to the head of investment stewardship at the UK’s biggest asset manager, Legal & General Investment Management. Taking environmental, social and corporate governance issues …

Legal & General’s Wilson to Retire After Decade as CEO

Legal & General Group Plc’s veteran chief executive officer is to retire after more than a decade at the helm of the insurer. Nigel Wilson has told the insurer’s board he “would like to retire from executive life,” according to …

When UK Firms Transfer Pension Obligations to Insurers, They See Share Boost: Report

Most London-listed companies that transferred pension obligations to insurance companies saw their share prices rise by up to 3% more than sector peers in the six months after completing the deals, a report showed on Wednesday. Two-thirds of the more …

Growing Number of UK Insurers Cancel Dividends Amid COVID-19 Concerns

British insurers canceled more than 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of dividends on Wednesday, in moves welcomed by the Bank of England which had cautioned the sector about the risk of heavy costs from the spread of the coronavirus. Aviva, …

Insurers Face Big Investment Losses, Trade Credit Claims from Coronavirus Crisis

Having initially brushed off the potential impact from coronavirus-linked claims, global insurers are waking up to the prospect of a double whammy – a sharp rise in payouts at a time of big investment losses. Because epidemics are excluded from …