Archive

L&G co-leads Series A funding of UK energy start-up

Legal & General Capital, the principal investment arm of Legal & General Group, has co-led the Series A investment in UK start-up Upside Energy.

L&G invests in 515 homes in UK's Oxfordshire

Plans to build 80,000 more homes in the next five to 10 years

The risks and rewards of leveraged finance: senior secured loans

With European insurers showing increasing interest in allocating to senior secured loans – a more popular investment for US counterparts – David Turner explores how and why insurers either side of the Atlantic are approaching the asset class.

Legal & General says it can accelerate UK house building by half

Insurer buys site in Wokingham for development

IFoA observes common practices on private credit allocation

A working group hosted by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has issued guidance for insurers on investing in private credit under the constraints of Solvency II.

L&G shuffles leadership of LGC and LGR

UK's interest rate rise: the reaction

Last week's interest rate hike by the Bank of England was highly anticipated, but the Bank's longer-term strategy has come under scrutiny in light of Brexit and rising inflation. Practitioners share their take on what UK insurers can expect. Asa Gibson reports

L&G chief lauds UK property market as insurer makes record £1.1bn disposals

Strong overseas demand for UK real estate assets makes the country a great place to invest, according to Legal & General's (L&G) chief executive Nigel Wilson.

L&G to finance £53m build-to-rent scheme in UK's second city

Legal & General (L&G) has agreed to provide £53m towards the development of a new build-to-rent (BTR) site in Birmingham, UK, known as Newhall Square.

Aviva Investors appoints chairman of the board