Going Down: Legal & General
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The effect of declining margins on L&G's profits "calls into question the company's status as a growth stock," said Trevor May, an analyst at Salomon Smith Barney.
"We grow the company by giving the customer a better deal and that means thinner margins - no apologies for it," said chief executive David Prosser.
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