FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Legal & General / 9 October 2026

Legal & General (LGEN): news on Friday 9 October 2026

−3.3 negative

A Citi downgrade over valuation and lower remittances was the biggest story and weighs on sentiment. Smaller positives included an ETF sales hire from State Street and expanded adviser training.

What drove it

Citi downgrade
ETF sales hire
adviser training

The 6 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

−9.2 Citi downgrades Legal & General on demanding valuation, lower remittances By Investing.com Investing.com UK
Citi downgrade citing demanding valuation and lower remittances
+5.0 L&G poaches global ETF sales head from State Street ETF Stream
L&G hires global ETF sales head from State Street
+2.5 L&G expands Adviser Academy webinar series The Intermediary
Expansion of adviser training webinar series
+2.3 L&G expands Adviser Academy webinar series to support more connected client conversations Legal & General Group
Company's own release on expanding adviser webinars
+2.0 Vistry appoints L&G executive to replace Stephen Teagle as partnerships boss Social Housing
L&G executive hired to a senior Vistry role; mild talent signal
+2.0 L&G broadens adviser training to cover retirement and estate planning Mortgage Soup
Adviser training broadened to retirement and estate planning

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