Major investors pile in to UK rental homes despite regulatory fears By Iain Withers and Aby Jose Koilparambil LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - Aviva AV.L , Legal & General LGEN.L and M&G MNG.L are ramping up investments in rental homes in Britain, betting on long-term returns in a market where housing demand far outstrips supply, even though the country's new Labour government could impose tougher regulations.

Sustainable Finance Newsletter - Robot overlords to track your flirting By Ross Kerber July 3 (Reuters) - Online gaming got us used to seeing videos shown from the first-person point of view and gave rise to the graphic technologies that have come to power many Hollywood blockbusters. Now the gaming world looks set to spread another norm: monitoring audio conversations for offensive language , bullying and other negative content.

INSTANT VIEW-Analysts on the Biden-Trump presidential debate Adds more comments June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump traded attacks on abortion and their handling of the economy in their debate on Thursday night, giving voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the U.S. presidency.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Legal & General, Rapid7, Edison and International Resources Holding June 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Wednesday: * * Legal & General's LGEN.L investment management unit said that it is selling its stake in global commodities trader Glencore GLEN.L this year on concerns over its production of thermal coal.

UPDATE 3-L&G investment business to sell Glencore stake over thermal coal Adds TJX response in paragraph 3 June 26 (Reuters) - Legal & General's LGEN.L investment management unit said on Wednesday that it is selling its stake in global commodities trader Glencore GLEN.L this year on concerns over its production of thermal coal. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is also selling its stake in New York-listed retailer TJX TJX.N , it said, raising the number of divestments under its Climat

Legal & General to divest Glencore stake over thermal coal plans June 26 (Reuters) - Legal & General's LGEN.L investment management unit is divesting its stake in Glencore GLEN.L this year on concerns over its production of thermal coal, it said on Wednesday. Legal & General Investment Management has a 0.44% stake in Glencore, worth about $325 million, according to LSEG data.

BRIEF-LGIM Says Co Is Divesting From Glencore June 26 (Reuters) - Glencore PLC GLEN.L : LGIM: THIS YEAR, CO IS DIVESTING FROM GLENCORE LGIM: LGIM REMAINS CONCERNED GLENCORE HAS NOT DISCLOSED PLANS FOR THERMAL COAL PRODUCTION ALIGNED WITH NET ZERO PATHWAY LGIM: THIS YEAR, CO WILL ALSO DIVEST FROM TJX LGIM: CONCERNED TJX DOES NOT HAVE ZERO DEFORESTAT

BRIEF-Lgim To Sell Glencore Stake On Concern Over Thermal Coal Plans - Bloomberg News June 26 (Reuters) - LGIM TO SELL GLENCORE STAKE ON CONCERN OVER THERMAL COAL PLANS - BLOOMBERG NEWS Source text for Eikon: [ https://tinyurl.com/bdcvfwcx ] Further company coverage: GLEN.L

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Burberry, Hill & Smith, Legal & General June 26 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Burberry, Hill & Smith and Legal & General, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Burberry BRBY.L : RBC cuts target price to 1,100p from 1,200p * Future Plc FUTR.L : Jefferies raises to buy from underperform * Hill & Smith HILS.L : Jefferies raises target price to 2,340p from 2,320p * Legal & General LGEN.L : HSBC cuts to ho

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Hochtief, Telenor, Zalando SE June 24 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Hochtief AG, Telenor and Zalando SE, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Associated British Foods ABF.L : HSBC raises target price to 3,075p from 3,010p * Berkeley Group Holdings Plc BKGH.L : Morgan Stanley cuts PT to 4,369p from 4,516p * Hochtief AG HOTG.DE : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 124 from EUR 109 * Telenor TEL.OL : HSB

UPDATE 1-Shareholders warn Nippon Steel faces higher decarbonisation costs with U.S. Steel takeover Adds Nippon Steel's comment in paragraphs 5-7; background in paragraph 13 By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel's 5401.T proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel X.N risks raising decarbonisation costs for Japan's top steelmaker, an activist shareholder group said, urging the company to address the takeover's impact on its climate goals.

Shareholders warn Nippon Steel faces higher decarbonisation costs with U.S. Steel takeover By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel's 5401.T proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel X.N risks raising decarbonisation costs for Japan's top steelmaker, an activist shareholder group said, urging the company to address the takeover's impact on its climate goals.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Givaudan, National Grid, Schneider Electric June 18 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Givaudan, National Grid and Schneider Electric, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc CRST.L : RBC raises target price to 250p from 175p * Givaudan SA GIVN.S : JP Morgan raises target price to CHF 4,200 from CHF 3,800 * National Grid NG.L : Barclays cuts target price to 1120p from 1365p * Schne

EMERGING MARKETS-Mexican peso continues slide, other Latin American currencies also slip Brazil central bank decision due on Wednesday Mexican peso extends decline Updated at 03:21 p.m. ET/1921 GMT By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 17 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso slipped on Monday on concerns about the fallout from judicial reforms proposed by President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, while other currencies in Latin America weakened as U.S.

EMERGING MARKETS-Mexican peso still under pressure, other Latin American currencies also slip By Sruthi Shankar June 17 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso slipped on Monday on concerns about the fallout from judicial reforms proposed by President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, while other currencies in Latin America weakened as U.S. Treasury yields rose on stronger-than-expected data.

INSTANT VIEW-Investors react to BOJ decision to keep policy unchanged, trim bonds in future Adds more analyst reaction June 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Friday but said it would trim bond buying in the future to allow long-term interest rates to move more freely. At the end of its two-day policy meeting, the central bank said it would continue to buy government bonds at the current pace for now .

Tesco board faces heat over CEO's 10 mln pound pay package By James Davey LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - The board of Tesco TSCO.L , Britain's biggest supermarket group, will be asked to justify chief executive Ken Murphy's near 10 million pounds ($13 million) pay package when it faces shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday. Investors have become more vocal in their opposition to boardroom pay deals they deem excessive amid a cost of living crisis.

UPDATE 1-Labour to ensure pension funds invest more in UK firms if it wins power Adds Lyons comment in paragraph 7, reaction in paragraph 13, private equity tax in paragraph 14 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Britain's Labour Party, tipped in the polls to win a general election on July 4, said on Thursday that if it won power it would ensure that pension funds invested more in UK companies.

UPDATE 2-London stocks lose steam after Fed's rate cut outlook; Halma jumps For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window FTSE 100 down 0.6%, FTSE 250 off 1.5% Halma jumps after full-year revenue, core profit beat Crest Nicholson warns of drop in annual profit; shares slide Updated at 1553 GMT By Pranav Kashyap and Purvi Agarwal June 13 (Reuters) - British stocks closed lower on Thursday, tracking European market losses as investors di

India bond ETF assets grow by a third after index inclusion announcement By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Assets under management of Indian government bond-specific exchange traded funds have gone up by a third after JPMorgan's September announcement on adding the debt to its indexes, and fund managers expect a further pick up in flows as the inclusion nears.