FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Legal & General / 14 October 2026
Legal & General (LGEN): news on Wednesday 14 October 2026
+7.8 strongly positive
Coverage was dominated by L&G completing a £1.7bn buy-in with the UBS pension plan, described as the largest pension risk transfer of the year. Moody's maintaining its ratings and L&G's role in an infrastructure asset purchase added mild support.
What drove it
- UBS £1.7bn buy-in
- pension risk transfer leadership
- Moody's ratings
The 15 stories
- +9.2 L&G and UBS (UK) Group Pension Plan complete £1.7bn buy-in
L&G's own announcement of £1.7bn buy-in. - +9.2 L&G completes largest pension risk transfer of 2026 in £1.7bn UBS deal
L&G completes largest pension risk transfer of 2026. - +8.3 UBS group pension plan completes £1.7bn buy-in with L&G
L&G wins £1.7bn buy-in. - +8.3 UBS Group Pension Plan agrees £1.7bn buy-in with L&G
UBS plan agrees buy-in with L&G. - +8.3 UBS Agrees £1.7 Billion UK Pension Risk Transfer with L&G
UBS agrees £1.7bn risk transfer with L&G. - +8.3 UBS U.K. completes largest pension risk transfer deal of the year
Largest pension risk transfer of year, L&G the insurer. - +8.3 UBS Closes GBP1.7 Billion Pension Pension Buy-in With Legal & General
L&G closes £1.7bn buy-in. - +7.5 FTSE 100 Insurer Legal & General (LSE:LGEN) Pension Risk Transfer Leadership Puts Retirement Income in Focus
Highlights L&G's leadership in pension risk transfer. - +7.5 Market Chatter: UBS Transfers $2.2 Billion UK Pension Assets to Legal & General
UBS transfers pension assets to L&G. - +7.5 UBS Transfers $2.2 Billion UK Pension Assets to Legal & General
Pension assets transferred to L&G. - +7.5 UBS Offloads £1.7 Billion UK Pension Risk as Credit Suisse Synergies Hit 90% - ad-hoc-news.de
Large UBS pension risk deal with L&G. - +6.7 Sackers Guides UBS Trustee On £1.7B Pension Deal With L&G
Law firm advising on £1.7bn deal with L&G. - +5.0 Moody's Maintains Legal & General Group Ratings on Strength of Business, Financial Profiles
Moody's maintains ratings citing business and financial strength. - +4.2 Liberty Global Welcomes EU Clearance for Sale of VodafoneZiggo Passive Tower Assets to DigitalBridge, TD Greystone Infrastructure and L&G
L&G named as buyer in cleared infrastructure asset deal. - +0.8 L&G Is Hedging Its Bond Purchases Against Risk of Selloff
L&G managing risk on bond purchases; mostly factual, prudent.
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