British life insurer Just Group has sold a portfolio of lifetime mortgages to fellow British insurer Rothesay Life for 687 million pounds ($932.88 million), Just Group said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) -Worldline's fourth-quarter sales surpassed market expectations, prompting the French payments company to herald a new year of "conquest" in Europe, with shares rising more than 9%.

(Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group has agreed to buy U.S. cloud-based technology provider TORA in a $325 million deal which it said on Tuesday will add digital assets to its trading tools.

European Union ambassadors began meeting on Tuesday to discuss sanctions against Russia after its recognition of two breakaway regions of Ukraine, and the EU's top diplomat promised the first punitive measures later in the day.

HSBC aims to cut emissions associated with loans made to its oil and gas clients by 34% this decade, the bank's sustainability chief told Reuters, marking the first time that Britain's biggest lender has committed to such a target.

London Stock Exchange Group agreed to buy cloud-based technology provider TORA for $325 million, the British stock exchange operator said on Tuesday, adding the rapidly growing digital assets class to its trading capabilities.