High Interest Rates Hit Legal General Assets, Shares Fall

LONDON, Aug 15 Reuters British life insurer and asset manager Legal General recorded a 10 drop in assets under management in the year to end June, it said on Tuesday, overshadowing a firsthalf operating profit beat and sending its shares lower. High inflation and interest rates have hit asset values and investor demand, with fund managers […]
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China Evergrande NEV Shares Jump on 3.2B Plan to Lower Debt

BEIJINGHONG KONG, Aug 15 Reuters China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group NEV shares jumped nearly 50 on Tuesday after the electric vehicle unit of cashstrapped property firm China Evergrande Group announced a 3.2 billion plan to reduce debt and stay afloat. The plan unveiled late on Monday includes a new share sale worth nearly 500 million to Dubaibased mobility […]
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