FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Legal & General / 21 October 2026
Legal & General (LGEN): news on Wednesday 21 October 2026
+7.2 strongly positive
Coverage was mostly positive, led by a £1.7bn pension buy-in with the UBS (UK) Group Pension Plan and a EUR 330 million fund close. Further support came from ETF assets passing $30bn with a new systematic ETF role, a stock described as leading UK insurers, and shares rising above their 200-day moving average.
What drove it
- £1.7bn pension buy-in
- ETF growth
- fund close
The 6 stories
- +9.2 L&G and UBS (UK) Group Pension Plan complete £1.7bn buy-in
Completes £1.7bn pension buy-in, strong bulk annuity business win. - +7.5 Legal And General Stock Leads UK Insurers Poised For Higher Interest Rates
Stock described as leading UK insurers poised for higher rates. - +7.0 Legal & General reaches EUR 330 million fund close: seven analysts rate Legal & General stock - ad-hoc-news.de
EUR 330 million fund close with analyst ratings noted. - +6.7 L&G creates systematic ETF role as assets cross $30bn
ETF assets crossing $30bn alongside new systematic role. - +5.8 L&G creates systematic ETF role as it chases 'significant ambitions'
L&G creating systematic ETF role, showing ambitions in ETFs. - +4.7 Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Shares Break Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next?
Shares above 200-day moving average, mildly positive technical signal.
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